Media event based social networking interfaces

• US 9,553,922 B1
• Filed: 05/01/2014
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: X Corp. (f/k/a Twitter, Inc.) (X Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: X Corp. (f/k/a Twitter, Inc.) (X Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Guarraci, Brian, Jhala, Pradhuman D., Banerjee, Satanjeev, Takayama, Nicolas T., Trobec, Justin J., Kelley, Aaron M., Ullmann, Kevin, Carrasquillo, Lillian M., Kozak, Esteban, Shamis, Zhanna
• Primary Examiner(s): Richardson, James E
• Application Number:
  US14/267,077
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/738 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/251 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies details of learning user preferences for the retrieval of video data in a video database G06F16/739; computer systems using learning methods G06N3/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44226 on social networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A social networking system aggregates content related to the media events that have aired or are currently airing from a variety of sources, such as the entity broadcasting the media event and users that author content items referencing the media events. The social networking system generates multiple event interfaces that allow users of the social networking system to consume content, both user authored content and content curated from external sources, related to a media event. The interfaces include both content items that have a high correlation with the media events and visual representations of the user response to media event. Further, the interfaces include interface elements that allow users to easily navigate and interact with the information being presented as well as provide additional content related to the media events.

Claims

1. A method for presenting social media content items associated with time-based media events, the method comprising:

generating a graph interface element including a set of positions along a time axis, where each position is associated with a different portion of a broadcasted media event, the graph interface element depicting a measure of a plurality of content items that have been authored by one or more users of a social networking system and that have been determined to be correlated with the portions of the broadcasted media event associated with the set of positions;

generating a movable interface element that enables selection among the set of positions included in the graph interface element;

populating a content timeline interface element with the content items arranged in chronological order, each portion of the content timeline interface element including content items correlated with a different portion of the broadcasted media event;

providing a concurrent display of the content interface element, the graph interface element, and the movable interface element;

determining selection of a first of the set of positions based on the movable interface element having been visually moved to select the first position; and

in response to the selection of the first position, causing the provided content timeline interface element to vertically scroll to a first portion of the content timeline interface element that includes content items correlated with a first portion of the broadcasted media event associated with the selected first position;

extracting non-textual content from a plurality of the content items correlated with the first portion of the broadcasted media event;

combining the extracted non-textual content to generate a vignette representing the first portion of the broadcasted media event; and

including the vignette in a visually distinct portion of the concurrent display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the time axis represents a total time that the broadcasted media event was broadcasted.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the graph interface element comprises a continuous graph.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising computing a set of audience response metrics based at least on the plurality of content items, the audience response metrics measuring a response of the users of the social networking system to a plurality of portions of the broadcasted media event.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein a height of the graph interface element at the first position corresponds to the audience response metrics computed for the portion of the broadcasted media event associated with the first position.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the content timeline interface element comprises displaying a first portion of the content timeline interface element that includes content items correlated with a portion of the broadcasted media event that was aired most recently.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a set of users of the social networking system that are affiliated with the broadcasted media event; and

recommending to a user that the user form connections with the identified set of users.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying to a user a content compose interface that enables the user to compose content items related to the broadcasted media event, the content compose interface being pre-populated with information related to the broadcasted media event.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a mute interface element that, when selected, prevents the displayed content timeline interface element from being updated with new content items correlated with the broadcasted media event.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing a set of candidate content items to determine the content items that are correlated with the broadcast media event, the analyzing comprising;

performing a comparative feature extraction on the candidate content items to generate feature vector representations for the candidate content items;

inputting the feature vector representations and information associated with the broadcasted media event into a correlation function to determine a set of confidences that the candidate content items are correlated with the broadcasted media event; and

identifying the content items where the confidence exceeds a threshold.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program code for presenting social media content items associated with time-based media events, the program when executed by at least one processor causing the processor to:

generate a graph interface element including a set of positions along a time axis, where each position is associated with a different portion of a broadcasted media event, the graph interface element depicting a measure of a plurality of content items that are authored by one or more users of a social networking system and that have been determined to be correlated with the portions of the broadcasted media event associated with the set of positions;

generate a movable interface element that enables selection among the set of positions included in the graph interface element;

populate a content timeline interface element with the plurality of content items arranged in chronological order, each portion of the content timeline interface element including content items correlated with a different portion of the broadcasted media event;

provide a concurrent display of the content timeline interface element, the graph interface element, and the movable interface element;

determine selection of a first of the set of positions based on the movable interface element having been visually moved to select the first position; and

in response to the selection of the first position,

cause the provided content timeline interface element to vertically scroll to a first portion of the content timeline interface element that includes content items correlated with a first portion of the broadcasted media event associated with the selected first position;

extract non-textual content from a plurality of the content items correlated with the first portion of the broadcasted media event;

combine the extracted non-textual content to generate a vignette representing the first portion of the broadcasted media event; and

include the vignette in a visually distinct portion of the concurrent display.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the time axis represents a total time that the broadcasted media event was broadcasted.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the graph interface element comprises a continuous graph.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to compute a set of audience response metrics based at least on the plurality of content items, the audience response metrics measuring a response of the users of the social networking system to a plurality of portions of the broadcasted media event.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein a height of the graph interface element at the first position corresponds to the audience response metrics computed for the portion of the broadcasted media event associated with the first position.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein displaying the content timeline interface element comprises displaying a first portion of the content timeline interface element that includes content items correlated with a portion of the broadcasted media event that was aired most recently.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to:

identify a set of users of the social networking system that are affiliated with the broadcasted media event; and

recommend to a user that the user form connections with the identified set of users.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to display to a user a content compose interface that enables the user to compose content items related to the broadcasted media event, the content compose interface being pre-populated with information related to the broadcasted media event.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to generate a mute interface element that, when selected, prevents the displayed content timeline interface element from being updated with new content items correlated with the broadcasted media event.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to

analyze a set of candidate content items to determine the content items that are correlated with the broadcast media event, the analysis comprises:

performing a comparative feature extraction on the candidate content items to generate feature vector representations for the candidate content items;

inputting the feature vector representations and information associated with the broadcasted media event into a correlation function to determine a set of confidences that the candidate content items are correlated with the broadcasted media event; and

identifying the content items where the confidence exceeds a threshold.

21. A system for presenting social media content items associated with time-based media events, the system comprising:

a computer processor; and

a memory storing program code for presenting social media content items associated with time-based media events, the program when executed by the computer processor causing the processor to;

generate a graph interface element including a set of positions along a time axis, where each position is associated with a different portion of a broadcasted media event, the graph interface element depicting a measure of a plurality of content items that are authored by one or more users of a social networking system and that have been determined to be correlated with the portions of the broadcasted media event associated with the set of positions;

generate a movable interface element that enables selection among the set of positions included in the graph interface element,

populate a content timeline interface element with the plurality of content items arranged in chronological order, each portion of the content timeline interface element including content items correlated with a different portion of the broadcasted media event,

provide a concurrent display of the content timeline interface element, the graph interface element, and the movable interface element,

determine selection of a first of the set of positions based on the movable interface element having been visually moved to select the first position, and

in response to the selection of the first position;

cause the provided content timeline interface element to vertically scroll to a first portion of the content timeline interface element that includes content items correlated with a first portion of the broadcasted media event associated with the selected first position;

extract non-textual content from a plurality of the content items correlated with the first portion of the broadcasted media event;

combine the extracted non-textual content to generate a vignette representing the first portion of the broadcasted media event; and

include the vignette in a visually distinct portion of the concurrent display.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the time axis represents a total time that the broadcasted media event was broadcasted.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the graph interface element comprises a continuous graph.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to compute a set of audience response metrics based at least on the plurality of content items, the audience response metrics measuring a response of the users of the social networking system to a plurality of portions of the broadcasted media event.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein a height of the graph interface element at the first position corresponds to the audience response metrics computed for the portion of the broadcasted media event associated with the first position.

26. The system of claim 21, wherein displaying the content timeline interface element comprises displaying a first portion of the content timeline interface element that includes content items correlated with a portion of the broadcasted media event that was aired most recently.

27. The system of claim 21, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to:

identify a set of users of the social networking system that are affiliated with the broadcasted media event; and

recommend to a user that the user form connections with the identified set of users.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to display to a user a content compose interface that enables the user to compose content items related to the broadcasted media event, the content compose interface being pre-populated with information related to the broadcasted media event.

29. The of claim 21, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to generate a mute interface element that, when selected, prevents the displayed content timeline interface element from being updated with new content items correlated with the broadcasted media event.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein the program when executed by the computer processor further causes the processor to

analyze a set of candidate content items to determine the content items that are correlated with the broadcast media event, the analysis comprises:

performing a comparative feature extraction on the candidate content items to generate feature vector representations for the candidate content items;

inputting the feature vector representations and information associated with the broadcasted media event into a correlation function to determine a set of confidences that the candidate content items are correlated with the broadcasted media event; and

identifying the content items where the confidence exceeds a threshold.