Dynamic chat box

• US 9,652,810 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2011
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Haugen, Austin, Richter, Michael Judd, Kelly, Matthew William
• Primary Examiner(s): Chea, Philip
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ma, Wing
• Application Number:
  US13/168,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20120331067A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,153 Days
• Field of Search: 709205, 709204, 709206, 715738, 715751
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a method comprising, by one or more computing devices, communicating, from a client device, to a remote host a resource locator of a content object being currently accessed by a first user at the client device, receiving from the remote host an indication that one or more second users have accessed the content object or a domain hosting the content object, and responsive to the indication, displaying a chat messaging interface to the first user at the client device, wherein the chat messaging interface includes identifiers for the one or more second users and messaging controls operative to establish a chat session with the one or more second users.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by a client device of a first user, sending to a remote host associated with a social-networking system that comprises a graph that comprises nodes and edges connecting the nodes, at least one or more of the nodes corresponding to the first user, at least one or more of the nodes corresponding to each of one or more second users;

a resource locator of a content object accessed by the first user, wherein the content object accessed by the first user is one of a plurality of content objects within a structured document displayed as a web page, and

real time click-stream data indicative of the first user accessing one or more other content objects associated with the content object, each of the one or more other content objects having a timestamp within a time interval, wherein the time interval begins at a time specified by the remote host;

by the client device, receiving from the remote host an indication that one or more of the second users have accessed or are accessing the content object accessed by the first user, wherein;

the one or more of the second users are determined by the remote host to be connected to the first user within the social-networking system; and

the indication that the one or more of the second users have accessed or are accessing the content object comprises social-networking information within the social-networking system corresponding to the second users; and

by the client device, responsive to the indication, modifying a representation of the web page to provide a messaging interface to the first user that comprises;

one or more identifiers that are each associated with one or more of the second users;

data generated by the second users as a result of having accessed or accessing the content object accessed by the first user;

messaging controls operative to establish a messaging session with one or more of the second users; and

at least some of the social-networking information of each of one or more of the second users.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein access of the content object by the first user comprises:

the content object being displayed on the client device to the first user;

or

the first user interacting with the content object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first user interacting with the content object comprises the first user clicking on the content object.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the representation of the web page comprises modifying a Document Object Model (DOM) representation of the web page for rendering the web page on the client device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the messaging session comprises one or more of text, video, or voice.

14. The method of claim 4, wherein the modified DOM representation of the web page displays the messaging interface as a side bar or an overlay panel.

15. The method of claim 4, wherein the data generated by the second users that comprises the modified DOM representation comprises real-time data for one or more of the second users who are accessing the content object accessed by the first user.

6. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

by a client device of a first user, send to a remote host associated with a social-networking system that comprises a graph that comprises nodes and edges connecting the nodes, at least one or more of the nodes corresponding to the first user, at least one or more of the nodes corresponding to each of one or more second users;

a resource locator of a content object accessed by the first user, wherein the content object accessed by the first user is one of a plurality of content objects within a structured document displayed as a web page, and

real time click-stream data indicative of the first user accessing one or more other content objects associated with the content object, each of the one or more other content objects having a timestamp within a time interval, wherein the time interval begins at a time specified by the remote host;

by the client device, receive from the remote host an indication that one or more of the second users have accessed or are accessing the content object accessed by the first user, wherein;

the one or more of the second users are determined by the remote host to be connected to the first user within the social-networking system; and

the indication that the one or more of the second users have accessed or are accessing the content object comprises social-networking information within the social-networking system corresponding to the second users; and

by the client device, responsive to the indication, modify a representation of the web page to provide a messaging interface to the first user that comprises;

one or more identifiers that are each associated with one or more of the second users;

data generated by the second users as a result of having accessed or accessing the content object accessed by the first user;

messaging controls operative to establish a messaging session with one or more of the second users; and

at least some of the social-networking information of each of one or more of the second users.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein access of the content object by the first user comprises:

the content object being displayed on the client device to the first user;

or

the first user interacting with the content object.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first user interacting with the content object comprises the first user clicking on the content object.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein modifying the representation of the web page comprises modifying a Document Object Model (DOM) representation of the web page for rendering the web page on the client device.

16. The system of claim 6, wherein the messaging session comprises one or more of text, video, or voice.

17. The system of claim 9, wherein the modified DOM representation of the web page displays the messaging interface as a side bar or an overlay panel.

18. The system of claim 9, wherein the data generated by the second users that comprises the modified DOM representation comprises real-time data for one or more of the second users who are accessing the content object accessed by the first user.

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

by a client device of a first user, send to a remote host associated with a social-networking system that comprises a graph that comprises nodes and edges connecting the nodes, at least one or more of the nodes corresponding to the first user, at least one or more of the nodes corresponding to each of one or more second users;

a resource locator of a content object accessed by the first user, wherein the content object accessed by the first user is one of a plurality of content objects within a structured document displayed as a web page, and

real time click-stream data indicative of the first user accessing one or more other content objects associated with the content object, each of the one or more other content objects having a timestamp within a time interval, wherein the time interval begins at a time specified by the remote host;

by the client device, receive from the remote host an indication that one or more of the second users have accessed or are accessing the content object accessed by the first user, wherein;

the one or more of the second users are determined by the remote host to be connected to the first user within the social-networking system; and

the indication that the one or more of the second users have accessed or are accessing the content object comprises social-networking information within the social-networking system corresponding to the second users; and

by the client device, responsive to the indication, modify a representation of the web page to provide a messaging interface to the first user that comprises;

one or more identifiers that are each associated with one or more of the second users;

data generated by the second users as a result of having accessed or accessing the content object accessed by the first user;

messaging controls operative to establish a messaging session with one or more of the second users; and

at least some of the social-networking information of each of one or more of the second users.

11. The media of claim 10, wherein access of the content object by the first user comprises:

the content object being displayed on the client device to the first user;

or

the first user interacting with the content object.

12. The media of claim 11, wherein the first user interacting with the content object comprises the first user clicking on the content object.

13. The media of claim 10, wherein modifying the representation of the web page comprises modifying a Document Object Model (DOM) representation of the web page for rendering the web page on the client device.

19. The media of claim 10, wherein the messaging session comprises one or more of text, video, or voice.

20. The media of claim 13, wherein the modified DOM representation of the web page displays the messaging interface as a side bar or an overlay panel.

21. The media of claim 13, wherein the data generated by the second users that comprises the modified DOM representation comprises real-time data for one or more of the second users who are accessing the content object accessed by the first user.