Event visualization

• US 9,606,979 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2013
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Rose, R. Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ipakchi, Maryam
• Application Number:
  US13/926,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20130290842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,372 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/38 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/387 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/447 Temporal browsing, e.g. timeline
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles

Abstract

Displaying a preference by a first user of a content contribution submitted by a second user is disclosed. A preference event by the first user is detected. A plurality of detected events is stored. In response to a query from a client, at least a portion of the stored detected events is produced. At least a portion of the received events is caused to be rendered graphically.

Claims

1. A method of presentation of preference events, the method comprising:

receiving, at an automated preference system from multiple users, multiple preference events for one or more purchasable products; and

operating one or more processors of the preference system to;

present to a first user of the preference system a visualization interface displaying a subset of the multiple preference events;

for each product represented in the visualization interface, display in the visualization interface;

if the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a first indicator indicating that the first user submitted a positive preference event for the product;

if at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a second indicator indicating that at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product; and

a third indicator identifying a total number of users of the preference system that have submitted positive preference events for the product;

offer to the first user an option to view in the visualization interface only preference events for products for which at least a threshold number of friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events; and

as additional preference events are received at the preference system, update the visualization interface to reflect the additional preference events;

wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are different from each other.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising operating the one or more processors to:

for each product represented in the visualization interface, display in the visualization interface;

if the first user has not submitted a positive preference event for the product, the first indicator configured to solicit from the first user a positive preference event for the product.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein each preference event is one of the following types of preference events:

a positive preference event;

a negative preference event;

a comment; and

a content contribution.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein a content contribution is a review of a product.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising operating the one or more processors to:

provide in the visualization interface one or more controls for filtering the displayed preference events.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for products for which friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for which friends of the first user have submitted comments.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for products within a selected category.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the visualization interface includes a dashboard area summarizing recent activity of friends of the first user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each displayed preference event includes:

an identity of a category of a product associated with the preference event; and

a control for indicating a problem with the preference event.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of for presenting preference events, the method comprising:

receiving, at an automated preference system from multiple users, multiple preference events for purchasable products;

presenting to a first user of the preference system a visualization interface displaying a subset of the multiple preference events;

for each product represented in the visualization interface, displaying in the visualization interface;

if the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a first indicator indicating that the first user submitted a positive preference event for the product;

if at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a second indicator indicating that at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product; and

a third indicator identifying a total number of users of the preference system that have submitted positive preference events for the product;

offering to the first user an option to view in the visualization interface only preference events for products for which at least a threshold number of friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events; and

as additional preference events are received at the preference system, updating the visualization interface to reflect the additional preference events;

wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are different from each other.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein each preference event is one of the following types of preference events:

a positive preference event;

a negative preference event;

a comment; and

a content contribution.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

providing in the visualization interface one or more controls for filtering the displayed preference events.

12. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to;

receive, at an automated preference system from multiple users, multiple preference events for purchasable products;

present to a first user of the preference system a visualization interface displaying a subset of the multiple preference events;

for each product represented in the visualization interface, display in the visualization interface;

if the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a first indicator indicating that the first user submitted a positive preference event for the product;

if at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a second indicator indicating that at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product; and

a third indicator identifying a total number of users of the preference system that have submitted positive preference events for the product;

offer to the first user an option to view in the visualization interface only preference events for products for which at least a threshold number of friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events; and

as additional preference events are received at the preference system, update the visualization interface to reflect the additional preference events;

wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are different from each other.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein each preference event is one of the following types of preference events:

a positive preference event;

a negative preference event;

a comment; and

a content contribution.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause the system to:

provide in the visualization interface one or more controls for filtering the displayed preference events.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for products for which friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for which friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the visualization interface includes a dashboard area summarizing recent activity of friends of the first user.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein each displayed preference event includes:

an identity of a category of a product associated with the preference event; and

a control for indicating a problem with the preference event.