Scoring authors of posts

• US 8,983,974 B1
• Filed: 11/13/2013
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Jackson, Todd, Bunner, Andrew A., Steiner, Matthew S., Pongsajapan, John, Coleman, Keith J., Ho, Edward S., McBride, Sean E., Cheng, Jessica Shih-Lan, Chen, Annie Tsung-I
• Primary Examiner(s): Perveen, Rehana
• Assistant Examiner(s): BUI, THUY T
• Application Number:
  US14/078,709
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 707/748
• US Class Current: 707/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. A score for each of a plurality of authors of posts submitted to a server system is determined. The score for each individual author in the plurality is based on a score of one or more authors in the plurality that have requested to subscribe to a stream of posts that the individual author submits to the server system. A particular post submitted by a particular author in the plurality is received at the server system and from a computing device. A score is assigned to the particular post based on a score of the particular author. The particular post is transmitted from the server system to computing devices that are associated with authors who have requested to subscribe to posts by the particular author.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining, using one or more processors, a first score for a first user based on interactions by other users with messages of the first user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the first user;

determining, using one or more processors, a second score for a second user based on interactions by other users with messages of the second user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the second user;

selecting a third user to which the first user and the second user subscribe;

determining, using one or more processors, a third score for the third user, based on the first score for the first user and the second score for the second user;

using the third score for the third user in a determination of a score for a particular message of the third user;

ranking the particular message of the third user with respect to other messages of other users based on the score for the particular message and scores for the other messages; and

providing the particular message and the other messages for display by a computing device in a ranked order according to the score for the particular message and the scores for the other messages.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

determining the first score for the first user is based on the interactions by other users with messages of the first user, and

determining the second score for the second user is based on the interactions by other users with messages of the second user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

determining the first score for the first user is based on a quantity of comments that other users have submitted as replies to the messages of the first user, and

determining the second score for the second user is based on a quantity of comments that other users have submitted as replies to the messages of the second user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the first user has requested to subscribe to the third user so as to receive messages of the third user, or

the first user has requested to subscribe to another user so as to receive messages of the another user, and the another user has requested to subscribe to the third user so as to receive messages of the third user.

5. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining, using one or more processors, a first score for a first user based on interactions by other users with messages of the first user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the first user, wherein determining the first score for the first user is based on a quantity of selections of an interface element that accompanies display of the messages of the first user and that when selected indicates favorable opinion of the messages of the first user;

determining, using one or more processors, a second score for a second user based on interactions by other users with messages of the second user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the second user, wherein determining the second score for the second user is based on a quantity of selections of an interface element that accompanies display of the messages of the second user and that when selected indicates favorable opinion of the messages of the second user;

selecting a third user to which the first user and the second user subscribe; and

determining, using one or more processors, a third score for the third user, based on the first score for the first user and the second score for the second user.

6. One or more non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of operations that comprise:

determining, using one or more processors, a first score for a first user based on interactions by other users with messages of the first user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the first user;

determining, using one or more processors, a second score for a second user based on interactions by other users with messages of the second user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the second user;

selecting a third user to which the first user and the second user subscribe;

determining, using one or more processors, a third score for the third user, based on the first score for the first user and the second score for the second user;

using the third score for the third user in a determination of a score for a particular message of the third user;

ranking the particular message of the third user with respect to other messages of other users based on the score for the particular message and scores for the other messages; and

providing the particular message and the other messages for display by a computing device in a ranked order according to the score for the particular message and the scores for the other messages.

7. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein:

determining the first score for the first user is based on the interactions by other users with messages of the first user, and

determining the second score for the second user is based on the interactions by other users with messages of the second user.

8. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein:

determining the first score for the first user is based on a quantity of comments that other users have submitted as replies to the messages of the first user, and

determining the second score for the second user is based on a quantity of comments that other users have submitted as replies to the messages of the second user.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein:

the first user has requested to subscribe to the third user so as to receive messages of the third user, or

the first user has requested to subscribe to another user so as to receive messages of the another user, and the another user has requested to subscribe to the third user so as to receive messages of the third user.

10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of operations that comprise:

determining, using one or more processors, a first score for a first user based on interactions by other users with messages of the first user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the first user, wherein determining the first score for the first user is based on a quantity of selections of an interface element that accompanies display of the messages of the first user and that when selected indicates favorable opinion of the messages of the first user;

determining, using one or more processors, a second score for a second user based on interactions by other users with messages of the second user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the second user, wherein determining the second score for the second user is based on a quantity of selections of an interface element that accompanies display of the messages of the second user and that when selected indicates favorable opinion of the messages of the second user;

selecting a third user to which the first user and the second user subscribe; and

determining, using one or more processors, a third score for the third user, based on the first score for the first user and the second score for the second user.

11. A computing system comprising

one or more computer processors;

and

memory accessible to the one or more computer processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause performance of operations that comprise;

determining, using one or more processors, a first score for a first user based on interactions by other users with messages of the first user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the first user;

determining, using one or more processors, a second score for a second user based on interactions by other users with messages of the second user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the second user;

selecting a third user to which the first user and the second user subscribe;

determining, using one or more processors, a third score for the third user, based on the first score for the first user and the second score for the second user;

using the third score for the third user in a determination of a score for a particular message of the third user;

ranking the particular message of the third user with respect to other messages of other users based on the score for the particular message and scores for the other messages; and

providing the particular message and the other messages for display by a computing device in a ranked order according to the score for the particular message and the scores for the other messages based on the first score for the first user and the second score for the second user.

12. The computing system of claim 11, wherein:

determining the first score for the first user is based on the interactions by other users with messages of the first user, and

determining the second score for the second user is based on the interactions by other users with messages of the second user.

13. The computing system of claim 11, wherein:

determining the first score for the first user is based on a quantity of comments that other users have submitted as replies to the messages of the first user, and

determining the second score for the second user is based on a quantity of comments that other users have submitted as replies to the messages of the second user.

14. The computing system of claim 11, wherein:

the first user has requested to subscribe to the third user so as to receive messages of the third user, or

the first user has requested to subscribe to another user so as to receive messages of the another user, and the another user has requested to subscribe to the third user so as to receive messages of the third user.

15. A computing system comprising

one or more computer processors;

and

memory accessible to the one or more computer processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause performance of operations that comprise;

determining, using one or more processors, a first score for a first user based on interactions by other users with messages of the first user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the first user, wherein determining the first score for the first user is based on a quantity of selections of an interface element that accompanies display of the messages of the first user and that when selected indicates favorable opinion of the messages of the first user;

determining, using one or more processors, a second score for a second user based on interactions by other users with messages of the second user, or a quantity of other users that subscribe to messages of the second user, wherein determining the second score for the second user is based on a quantity of selections of an interface element that accompanies display of the messages of the second user and that when selected indicates favorable opinion of the messages of the second user;

selecting a third user to which the first user and the second user subscribe; and

determining, using one or more processors, a third score for the third user, based on the first score for the first user and the second score for the second user.