Delaying publicizing, at a second source, upload of a content item to a first source until confirmation of availability of the content item at the first source

• US 9,413,809 B1
• Filed: 02/13/2014
• Issued: 08/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Patierno, David Matthew, Morse, Reed, Toff, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David
• Application Number:
  US14/180,105
• Time in Patent Office: 908 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/202, 709/203, 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for delaying publicizing, at a second source, upload of a content item to a first source, until confirmation of availability of the content item at the first source. In one or more aspects, a system includes an upload component configured to upload content to a content server, a share component configured to receive selection of a sharing source to post a notification that informs users regarding availability of the content at the content server, a confirmation component configured to receive confirmation from the content server in response to the content becoming available at the content server following the upload of the content, and a notification component configured to post the notification at the sharing source in response to receipt of the confirmation.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable instructions;

a processor that, when executing the computer executable instructions stored in the memory, is configured to;

receive a request to upload a content item from a user device to a content server;

concurrently with the request to upload the content item, receive a user selection of a sharing source from a plurality of sharing sources to post a notification on an interface corresponding to the selected sharing source of user accounts associated with a user account of the user device regarding availability of the content item at the content server;

cause the content item to be uploaded from the user device to the content server;

detect whether a trigger event has occurred, wherein the detection includes inhibiting the notification from being posted on the interface corresponding to the selected sharing source of user accounts associated with the user account of the user device prior to the trigger event being detected and wherein the trigger event includes receiving a confirmation message from the content server in response to the content item becoming available at the content server for playback following the upload of the content item; and

automatically, without receiving user input, cause the notification to be presented on the interface corresponding to the selected sharing source of user accounts associated with the user account of the user device in response to receipt of the confirmation message.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive user input regarding information to include in the notification.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the notification can include a link to the content item at the content server or a copy of the content item.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the sharing source comprises a social network.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to post the notification at the social network as a feed item.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to receive selection of the user account of the social network to provide the notification to, and wherein the processor is further configured to provide the notification to the user account in response to receipt of the confirmation.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive selection of another user to provide the notification to as an electronic message, and wherein the processor is further configured to provide the notification to the other user as the electronic message in response to receipt of the confirmation.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to receive selection of a form of the electronic message, wherein the form can include an email or a short messaging service (SMS) message.

9. A method comprising:

using a processor to execute the following computer executable instructions stored in a memory to perform the following acts;

receiving a request to upload a content item from a user device to a content server, wherein the content server is configured to process the content item and provide the content item via a network accessible interface in response to receiving the content item;

concurrently with the request to upload the content item, receiving a user selection of a sharing source from a plurality of sharing sources to send a notification on an interface corresponding to the selected sharing source of user accounts associated with a user account of the user device regarding availability of the content item at the content server;

causing the content item to be uploaded from the user device to the content server;

detecting whether a trigger event has occurred, wherein the detection includes inhibiting the notification from being posted on the interface corresponding to the selected sharing source of user accounts associated with the user account of the user device prior to the trigger event being detected and wherein the trigger event includes receiving a confirmation message from the content server in response to the content item becoming available at the content server for playback following the upload of the content item; and

automatically, without receiving user input, causing the notification to be resented on the interface corresponding to the selected sharing source of user accounts associated with the user account of the user device in response to receipt of the confirmation message.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving user input regarding information to include in the notification.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the notification can include a link to the content item at the content server or a copy of the content item.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the notification source comprises a social network.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising, posting the notification at the social network as a feed item.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving selection of the user account of the social network to provide the notification to; and

providing the notification to the user account in response to receipt of the confirmation.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving user authorization to provide the notification to the user account; and

providing the notification to the user account in response to receipt of the authorization.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving selection of another user to provide the notification to as an electronic message; and

providing the notification to the other user as the electronic message in response to receipt of the confirmation.

17. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable instructions;

a processor that, when executing the computer executable instructions stored in the memory, is configured to;

receive an uploaded content item from a device, wherein the uploaded content item is received along with a user selection of a sharing source from a plurality of sharing sources to send a notification on an interface corresponding to the selected sharing source of user accounts associated with a user account of the device regarding availability of the content item at a content server;

process the uploaded content item and make the uploaded content item available for access via the content server hosted by the system;

generate a confirmation message in response to determining that the content item has completed being uploaded and is available for access at the content server; and

automatically, without receiving user input from the device, cause the notification to be posted on the interface corresponding to the selected sharing source of user accounts associated with the user account of the device in response to the confirmation message.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the sharing source comprises a social networking account or another device.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to generate the confirmation message in response to availability of a portion of the content item at the source and in response to a determination that a remainder of the content item will be available at the content server by the time it is requested for viewing.