Systems and methods for displaying a digest of messages or notifications without launching applications associated with the messages or notifications

• US 9,225,677 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Murarka, Neel Ishwar, Fung, Philip, Seker, Niv, Luu, Francis
• Primary Examiner(s): NABI, REZA U
• Application Number:
  US13/842,596
• Publication Number:
  US 20140282084A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: 715/752
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a digest of messages and notifications without launching applications associated with the messages or notifications, receiving a user input selecting an interactive element in the digest corresponding to a message or notification, displaying the message or notification corresponding to the selected interactive element without launching the application associated with the message or notification, receiving a second user input interacting with the message or notification, executing a messaging or notification function corresponding to the interaction without launching the application associated with the message or notification.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by a computing device, providing for display a digest comprising one or more interactive elements that each correspond to a message or notification;

by the computing device, receiving first user input selecting one of the interactive elements;

by the computing device, in response to the first user input providing for display the message or notification corresponding to the selected interactive element without launching an application on the computing device associated with the message or notification corresponding to the interactive element that was selected;

by the computing device, receiving second user input interacting with the message or notification provided for display;

by the computing device, in response to the second user input executing a function corresponding to the interaction without launching the application;

by the computing device, receiving third user input to cycle through a predetermined portion of the digest of one or more additional interactive elements, wherein the predetermined portion of the digest is based on a priority of one or more applications associated with the interactive elements in the digest; and

by the computing device, in response to the third user input cycling through the predetermined portion of the digest while the computing device is in a locked state.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein cycling through the messages and notifications comprises displaying them one at a time in a carousel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the third user input comprises a swipe-touch gesture over a portion of the message or notification being provided for display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein an action by one or more other users on the social-networking system that relates to the user comprises:

the one or more other users commenting on or liking a post to the social-networking system by the user;

the one or more other users tagging the user in a photograph uploaded to the social-networking system;

the one or more other users sending a friend request to the user;

or

the one or more other users checking-in at a location associated with the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the interaction with the message or notification comprises generating and sending a response to the message or generating and sending a post to the social-networking system in connection with the notification.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more pre-determined portions of the digest of messages and notifications are provided for display when the computing device is in a locked state.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a message comprises a communication to the user from another user, and a notification comprises an indication of an action by one or more other users on a social-networking system that relates to the user.

8. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

provide for display a digest comprising one or more interactive elements that each correspond to a message or notification;

receive first user input selecting one of the interactive elements;

in response to the first user input provide for display the message or notification corresponding to the selected interactive element without launching an application associated with the message or notification corresponding to the interactive element that was selected;

receive second user input interacting with the message or notification provided for display;

in response to the second user input execute a function corresponding to the interaction without launching the application;

receive third user input to cycle through a predetermined portion of the digest of one or more additional interactive elements, wherein the predetermined portion of the digest is based on a priority of one or more applications associated with the interactive elements in the digest; and

in response to the third user input cycle through the predetermined portion of the digest while the computing device is in a locked state.

9. The media of claim 8, wherein the software is further operable when executed to cycle through the messages and notifications by displaying them one at a time in a carousel.

10. The media of claim 8, wherein the third user input comprises a swipe-touch gesture over a portion of the message or notification being provided for display.

11. The media of claim 8, wherein an action by one or more other users on the social-networking system that relates to the user comprises:

the one or more other users commenting on or liking a post to the social-networking system by the user;

the one or more other users tagging the user in a photograph uploaded to the social-networking system;

the one or more other users sending a friend request to the user;

or

the one or more other users checking-in at a location associated with the user.

12. The media of claim 8, wherein the interaction with the message or notification comprises generating and sending a response to the message or generating and sending a post to the social-networking system in connection with the notification.

13. The media of claim 8, wherein one or more pre-determined portions of the digest of messages and notifications are provided for display when the computing device is in a locked state.

14. The media of claim 8, wherein a message comprises a communication to the user from another user, and a notification comprises an indication of an action by one or more other users on a social-networking system that relates to the user.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;

provide for display a digest comprising one or more interactive elements that each correspond to a message or notification;

receive first user input selecting one of the interactive elements;

in response to the first user input provide for display the message or notification corresponding to the selected interactive element without launching an application associated with the message or notification corresponding to the interactive element that was selected;

receive second user input interacting with the message or notification provided for display;

in response to the second user input execute a function corresponding to the interaction without launching the application;

receive third user input to cycle through a predetermined portion of the digest of one or more additional interactive elements, wherein the predetermined portion of the digest is based on a priority of one or more applications associated with the interactive elements in the digest; and

in response to the third user input cycle through the predetermined portion of the digest while the computing device is in a locked state.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to cycle through the messages and notifications by displaying them one at a time in a carousel.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the third user input comprises a swipe-touch gesture over a portion of the message or notification being provided for display.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein an action by one or more other users on the social-networking system that relates to the user comprises:

the one or more other users commenting on or liking a post to the social-networking system by the user;

the one or more other users tagging the user in a photograph uploaded to the social-networking system;

the one or more other users sending a friend request to the user;

or

the one or more other users checking-in at a location associated with the user.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the interaction with the message or notification comprises generating and sending a response to the message or generating and sending a post to the social-networking system in connection with the notification.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein a message comprises a communication to the user from another user, and a notification comprises an indication of an action by one or more other users on a social-networking system that relates to the user.