Method of interacting with social media post using mobile electronic device

• US 9,065,861 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2013
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brandon M. Singer
• Original Assignee: Brandon M. Singer
• Inventors: Singer, Brandon M.
• Primary Examiner(s): TILLERY, RASHAWN N
• Application Number:
  US13/888,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20140337758A1
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion

Abstract

A mobile electronic device presents a social network user interface to the device'"'"'s user. The social network user interface displays posts from other network members who are connected to the device'"'"'s user in the social network. A social networking application highlights one of the posts on the display. If the device is shaken while the post is highlighted, the application will cause an expression of the first user'"'"'s positive reaction to the highlighted post to be displayed via the social network so that the first user'"'"'s positive reaction can be viewed by at least the member who provided the selected post to the social network.

Claims

1. A method of implementing a user interface for a social network via a mobile electronic device, comprising, by one or more processors:

causing a display of a mobile electronic device to present to a first user a social network user interface such that the user interface displays a plurality of posts from a plurality of additional users who are connected to the first user in the social network;

selecting one of the displayed plurality of posts;

highlighting the selected post on the display;

based on an output of a motion sensor of the mobile electronic device, detecting that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted;

causing, in response to detecting that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted, an expression of positive reaction of the first user to the selected post to be displayed via the social network so that the expression of positive reaction can be viewed by at least the user who provided the selected post to the social network; and

determining whether the motion sensor senses that the first user has shaken the device again within a threshold period of time after detecting the first shake, and if so causing the social network to remove the expression of positive reaction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein highlighting the selected post comprises displaying the selected post in a font having a different size, background or color than other posts displayed concurrently with the selected post.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein highlighting the selected post comprises causing the display to display a bar such that a portion of the bar that corresponds to the post presents an appearance that is distinct from portions of the bar that do not correspond to the post.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein highlighting the selected post comprises displaying an icon in an area that corresponds to the selected post.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion sensor comprises a gyroscope or an accelerometer.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising, by one or more of the processors, waiting a threshold period of time before causing the expression of positive reaction to the selected post to be displayed on the social network, and only causing the expression to be displayed on the social network if the motion sensor does not detect an additional shake within the threshold period of time.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting that the first user has shaken the device comprises:

receiving a signal from the motion sensor; and

confirming that the signal exhibits a magnitude or duration that exceeds a predetermined threshold.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing the display to provide to the first user an input by which the first user may disable an ability of the device to cause the expression of positive reaction to the selected post to be displayed on the social network in response to detecting that the first user has shaken the device.

9. A method of implementing a user interface for a social network via a mobile electronic device, comprising, by one or more processors:

causing a display of a mobile electronic device to present to a first user a social network user interface such that the user interface displays a plurality of posts from a plurality of additional users who are connected to the first user in the social network;

providing, to the first user via the social network user interface, an input by which the first user may enable and disable a motion-sensitive interaction function;

highlighting a selected post on the display;

detecting, by a motion sensor of the mobile electronic device, that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted;

outputting, by the motion sensor, a signal indicating that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted;

determining that the signal exhibits a magnitude or duration that exceeds a threshold;

displaying, to the first user via the social network user interface and not to any other user, an expression of positive reaction of the first user to the selected post;

confirming that a counter-command is not received within a threshold period of time after the detecting or displaying; and

causing, in response to the detecting, determining and confirming, the expression of positive reaction to be displayed via the social network so that the expression of positive reaction can be viewed by at least the user who provided the selected post to the social network.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein highlighting the selected post comprises any of the following:

displaying the selected post in a font having a different size, background or color than other posts displayed concurrently with the selected post;

displaying a bar along a side of the display, such that a portion of the bar that corresponds to the post presents an appearance that is distinct from portions of the bar that do not correspond to the post;

or

displaying an icon in an area that corresponds to the selected post.

11. A social networking application for a mobile electronic device, comprising computer-readable instructions embodied in a non-transitory storage medium that, upon execution, cause a processor of a mobile electronic device to:

output, via a display of the mobile electronic device to a first user, a social network user interface such that the user interface displays a plurality of posts from a plurality of additional users who are connected to the first user in the social network;

select one of the displayed plurality of posts;

highlight the selected post on the display;

receive a signal from a motion sensor of the portable electronic device indicating that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted;

in response to receiving the signal indicating that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted, cause an expression of positive reaction to the selected post to be displayed via the social network so that the expression of positive reaction can be viewed by at least the user who provided the selected post to the social network;

determine whether the motion sensor sensed that the first user shook the device again within a threshold period of time after detecting that the first user shook the device while the selected post was highlighted; and

if so, cause the device to send a communication to the social network to remove the expression of positive reaction from the social network.

12. The application of claim 11, wherein the instructions that cause the device to highlight the selected post comprise instructions to display the selected post in a font having a different size, background or color than other posts displayed concurrently with the selected post.

13. The application of claim 11, wherein the instructions that cause the device to highlight the selected post comprise instructions to display a bar on the display, such that a portion of the bar that corresponds to the post presents an appearance that is distinct from portions of the bar that do not correspond to the post.

14. The application of claim 11, wherein the instructions that cause the device to highlight the selected post comprise instructions to display an icon in an area that corresponds to the selected post.

15. The application of claim 11, further comprising additional instructions that cause the device to:

determine whether the motion sensor sensed that the first user shook the device again within a threshold period of time after detecting that the first user shook the device while the selected post was highlighted; and

if so, cause the device to send a communication to the social network to remove the expression of positive reaction from the social network.

16. The application of claim 11, further comprising additional instructions that cause the device to wait a threshold period of time before causing the expression of positive reaction to the selected post to be displayed on the social network, and that only cause the expression to be displayed on the social network if the motion sensor does not detect an additional shake within the threshold period of time.

17. The application of claim 11, wherein the instructions that cause the device to receive the signal further comprise instructions to confirm that the signal exhibits a magnitude or duration that exceeds a predetermined threshold.

18. The application of claim 11 further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the device to output, via the display of the mobile electronic device, an input by which the first user may disable an ability of the device to cause the expression of positive reaction to the selected post to be displayed on the social network in response to detecting that the first user has shaken the device.

19. A method of implementing a user interface for a social network via a mobile electronic device, comprising:

by one or more processors;

causing a display of a mobile electronic device to present to a first user a social network user interface such that the user interface displays a plurality of posts from a plurality of additional users who are connected to the first user in the social network;

selecting one of the displayed plurality of posts;

highlighting the selected post on the display;

based on an output of a motion sensor of the mobile electronic device, detecting that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted; and

causing, in response to detecting that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted, an expression of positive reaction of the first user to the selected post to be displayed via the social network so that the expression of positive reaction can be viewed by at least the user who provided the selected post to the social network, but waiting a threshold period of time before causing the expression of positive reaction to the selected post to be displayed on the social network, and only causing the expression to be displayed on the social network if the motion sensor does not detect an additional shake within the threshold period of time.

20. A social networking application for a mobile electronic device, comprising computer-readable instructions embodied in a non-transitory storage medium that, upon execution, cause a processor of a mobile electronic device to:

output, via a display of the mobile electronic device to a first user, a social network user interface such that the user interface displays a plurality of posts from a plurality of additional users who are connected to the first user in the social network;

select one of the displayed plurality of posts;

highlight the selected post on the display;

receive a signal from a motion sensor of the portable electronic device indicating that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted; and

in response to receiving the signal indicating that the first user has shaken the device while the selected post was highlighted, cause an expression of positive reaction to the selected post to be displayed via the social network so that the expression of positive reaction can be viewed by at least the user who provided the selected post to the social network, but wait a threshold period of time before causing the expression of positive reaction to the selected post to be displayed on the social network, and only cause the expression to be displayed on the social network if the motion sensor does not detect an additional shake within the threshold period of time.