Computer implemented methods and apparatus for controlling the inclusion of edited information in an information feed

• US 9,123,028 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2012
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Olsen, Joseph M.
• Primary Examiner(s): DAILEY, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US13/362,941
• Publication Number:
  US 20130007148A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,309 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable media for controlling the inclusion of edited information in an information feed to be displayed on a display device. In some implementations, a message associated with a user is received and stored on one or more storage mediums. A request to edit the message is received, and it is determined whether the message is in an editable state. When the message is in the editable state, an edited message is generated and stored on the one or more storage mediums. When the message is not in the editable state, information is generated indicating that the request to edit the message is denied.

Claims

1. A method implemented in a database system for controlling the inclusion of edited information in a feed of a social networking system to be displayed on a display device, the method comprising:

receiving a post from a device associated with a first user of the social networking system, the post including post data;

processing the post as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of the database system, the post capable of being published in a feed of the social networking system when displayed on a display device;

receiving a request from the first user device to edit the post; and

determining whether the post is in an editable state, the editable state controlled by one or more conditions comprising;

a second user having responded to the post, a second user having re-published the post, or a second user having shared the post; and

when the post is in the editable state;

generating an edited post including one or more edits to the post data in relation to the request from the first user device, and

processing the edited post as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of the database system, the edited post capable of being published in the feed of the social networking system when displayed on a display device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the post is not in the editable state;

sending a status message to an account associated with the request to edit the post, the status message indicating that the request to edit the post is denied.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more edits is included in the request to edit the post.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the post includes:

storing the post as a first feed item in a database table of the database.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein processing the edited post includes:

storing the edited post as a second feed item in the database table of the database.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein processing the edited post includes:

storing the edited post as the first feed item in the database table of the database.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the post is in the editable state includes:

accessing an edit parameter associated with the post.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the post is in the editable state includes one or more operations selected from the group consisting of:

determining whether a timeout condition associated with the post has occurred, identifying a type of the post, identifying a user associated with the post, identifying a user associated with the request to edit the post, identifying a group associated with the post, identifying a group associated with the request to edit the post, identifying a number of feedback responses to the post, determining whether one or more comments associated with the post have been received, determining whether one or more personal preference indications associated with the post have been received, identifying a number of users submitting feedback responses to the post, identifying a status of the post as private or public, identifying an indication of publishing or re-publishing of the post in the feed, and identifying an indication of sharing of the post.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more edits to the post data include one or more items selected from the group consisting of:

a change to content of the post, a change to a header of the post, a change to data associated with and apart from the post, an association of a link with the post, an association of a file with the post, and a change to a file associated with the post.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the feed is a part of an online social network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the online social network is specific to a business organization.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the feed; and

transmitting the feed to the display device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the database system includes a multi-tenant database accessible to a plurality of entities in an on-demand computing services environment.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein a response provided to the post is a like, a pin, a “

+1”

, or a comment for the post.

14. A method implemented in a database system for controlling the inclusion of edited information in a feed of a social networking system to be displayed on a display device based on a post from a device associated with a first user of the social networking system, the post including post data, the post processed as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of the database system, the post capable of being published in a feed when displayed on a display device, the method comprising:

providing an editable state for the post, the editable state permitting one or more first edited posts to be generated and processed as one or more data objects capable of being stored in the database of the database system, the one or more first edited posts each including one or more edits to the post data, the one or more first edited posts capable of being published in a feed of the social networking system when displayed on a display device;

providing a non-editable state for the post, the non-editable state preventing one or more second edited posts from being generated and processed as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of the database system; and

selecting between the editable state and the non-editable state based on one or more edit conditions associated with the post, the one or more edit conditions comprising;

a second user having responded to the post, a second user having re-published the post, or a second user having shared the post.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

when the post is in the non-editable state;

suspending the processing of one or more requests to edit the post.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

storing information indicating the editable state or the non-editable state as an edit parameter associated with the post.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein an edit condition is based on one or more criteria selected from the group consisting of:

a timeout condition associated with the post, a type of the post, a user associated with the post, a user associated with a request to edit the post, a group associated with the post, a group associated with a request to edit the post, a number of feedback responses to the post, receipt of one or more comments associated with the post, receipt of one or more personal preference indications associated with the post, a number of users submitting feedback responses to the post, a status of the post as private or public, an indication of publishing or re-publishing of the post in the feed, and an indication of sharing of the post.

30. The method of claim 14, wherein a response provided to the post is a like, a pin, a “

+1”

, or a comment for the post.

18. One or more computing devices for controlling the inclusion of edited information in a feed of a social networking system to be displayed on a display device, the one or more computing devices comprising:

one or more processors operable to execute one or more instructions configured to cause;

receiving a post from a device associated with a first user of the social networking system, the post including post data;

processing the post as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of the database system, the post capable of being published in a feed to be displayed on a display device;

receiving a request from the first user device to edit the post; and

determining whether the post is in an editable state, the editable state controlled by one or more conditions comprising;

a second user having responded to the post, a second user having re-published the post, and a second user having shared the post; and

when the post is in the editable state;

generating an edited post including one or more edits to the post data in relation to the request from the first user device, and

processing the edited post as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of the database system, the edited post capable of being published in the feed of the social networking system when displayed on a display device.

19. The one or more computing devices of claim 18, wherein the one or more edits is included in the request to edit the post.

20. The one or more computing devices of claim 18, wherein determining whether the post is in the editable state includes:

accessing an edit parameter associated with the post.

21. The one or more computing devices of claim 20, wherein the edit parameter is based on one or more criteria selected from the group consisting of:

a timeout condition associated with the post, a type of the post, a user associated with the post, a user associated with a request to edit the post, a group associated with the post, a group associated with a request to edit the post, a number of feedback responses to the post, receipt of one or more comments associated with the post, receipt of one or more personal preference indications associated with the post, a number of users submitting feedback responses to the post, a status of the post as private or public, an indication of publishing or re-publishing of the post in the feed, and an indication of sharing of the post.

22. The one or more computing devices of claim 18, wherein the one or more edits to the post data include one or more items selected from the group consisting of:

a change to content of the post, a change to a header of the post, a change to data associated with and apart from the post, an association of a link with the post, an association of a file with the post, and a change to a file associated with the post.

23. The one or more computing devices of claim 18, wherein the feed is a part of an online social network.

24. The one or more computing devices of claim 18, wherein the database system includes a multi-tenant database accessible to a plurality of entities in an on-demand computing services environment.

31. The one or more computing devices of claim 18, wherein a response provided to the post is a like, a pin, a “

+1”

, or a comment for the post.

25. A computer program product comprising program code to be executed by at least one processor to perform a method for controlling the inclusion of edited information in a feed of a social networking system to be displayed on a display device, the program code retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium and comprising instructions configured to cause:

receiving a post from a device associated with a first user of the social networking system, the post including post data;

processing the post as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of a database system, the post capable of being published in a feed to be displayed on a display device;

receiving a request from the first user device to edit the post; and

determining whether the post is in an editable state, the editable state controlled by one or more conditions comprising;

a second user having responded to the post, a second user having re-published the post, and a second user having shared the post; and

when the post is in the editable state;

generating an edited post including one or more edits to the post data in relation to the request from the first user device, and

processing the edited post as one or more data objects capable of being stored in a database of the database system, the edited post capable of being published in the feed of the social networking system when displayed on a display device.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein determining whether the post is in the editable state includes:

accessing one or more criteria associated with the post.

27. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein determining whether the post is in the editable state includes one or more operations selected from the group consisting of:

determining whether a timeout condition associated with the post has occurred, identifying a type of the post, identifying a user associated with the post, identifying a user associated with the request to edit the post, identifying a group associated with the post, identifying a group associated with the request to edit the post, identifying a number of feedback responses to the post, determining whether one or more comments associated with the post have been received, determining whether one or more personal preference indications associated with the post have been received, identifying a number of users submitting feedback responses to the post, identifying a status of the post as private or public, identifying an indication of publishing or re-publishing of the post in the feed, and identifying an indication of sharing of the post.

28. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the one or more edits to the post data include one or more items selected from the group consisting of:

a change to content of the post, a change to a header of the post, a change to data associated with and apart from the post, an association of a link with the post, an association of a file with the post, and a change to a file associated with the post.

32. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein a response provided to the post is a like, a pin, a “

+1”

, or a comment for the post.