Aggregating likes to a main page

• US 9,936,243 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2016
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tseng, Erick
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky, Moustafa A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Waugh, Thorne E
• Application Number:
  US15/245,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20170054675A1
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 709203-248
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• 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: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26291 for providing content or additional data updates, e.g. updating software modules, stored at the client deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4221 Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/462 Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• 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 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 : using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 : using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph of a social-networking system, and determining, from the social graph, that a user “likes” a first page associated with a particular version of a media content. The social graph includes a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes. The nodes include user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system. The method further includes determining that one or more other versions of the media content exist, determining that a main page is associated with the particular version and the one or more other versions of the media content, and aggregating the user'"'"'s “like” of the first page to the main page. Each of the one or more other versions of the media content has one or more associated pages.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by one or more computers, accessing a graph, the graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user;

by the one or more computers, determining, from the graph, that a user “

likes”

a first page associated with a particular version of a media content;

by the one or more computers, aggregating the user'"'"'s “

like”

of the first page to a main page that is associated with the particular version and one or more other versions of the media content;

by the one or more computers, determining that the user “

likes”

more than one page associated with the media content; and

by the one or more computers, removing all “

likes”

of the user associated with each page except the main page.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, by the one or more computers:

determining a number of “

likes”

for each of the first page and one or more other pages associated with the media content; and

assigning a page having a highest number of “

likes”

as the main page.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content comprises one or more of:

media content from a set-top box (STB);

media content from a digital video recorder (DVR);

media content from an over-the-top (OTT) content provider;

media content from a multiple system operator (MSO);

pay-per-view media content; and

on-demand media content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular version and the one or more other versions of the media content comprise one or more of:

an episode of a show;

a season of the show;

a series of the show; and

a movie.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the main page is a Wikipedia page associated with the media content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the “

like”

comprises an indication that the user likes the media content.

7. A system comprising:

one or more memory devices; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more memory devices, the processor operable to;

access a graph, the graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user;

determine, from the graph, that a user “

likes”

a first page associated with a particular version of a media content;

aggregate the user'"'"'s “

like”

of the first page to a main page that is associated with the particular version and one or more other versions of the media content;

determine that the user “

likes”

more than one page associated with the media content; and

remove all “

likes”

of the user associated with each page except the main page.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine a number of “

likes”

for each of the first page and one or more other pages associated with the media content; and

assign a page having a highest number of “

likes”

as the main page.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the media content comprises one or more of:

media content from a set-top box (STB);

media content from a digital video recorder (DVR);

media content from an over-the-top (OTT) content provider;

media content from a multiple system operator (MSO);

pay-per-view media content; and

on-demand media content.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the particular version and the one or more other versions of the media content comprise one or more of:

an episode of a show;

a season of the show;

a series of the show; and

a movie.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the “

like”

comprises an indication that the user likes the media content.

12. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media in one or more computing systems, the media embodying logic that is operable when executed to:

access a graph, the graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user;

determine, from the graph, that a user “

likes”

a first page associated with a particular version of a media content;

aggregate the user'"'"'s “

like”

of the first page to a main page that is associated with the particular version and one or more other versions of the media content;

determine that the user “

likes”

more than one page associated with the media content; and

remove all “

likes”

of the user associated with each page except the main page.

13. The media of claim 12, wherein the logic is further operable to:

determine a number of “

likes”

for each of the first page and one or more other pages associated with the media content; and

assign a page having a highest number of “

likes”

as the main page.

14. The media of claim 12, wherein the media content comprises one or more of:

media content from a set-top box (STB);

media content from a digital video recorder (DVR);

media content from an over-the-top (OTT) content provider;

media content from a multiple system operator (MSO);

pay-per-view media content; and

on-demand media content.

15. The media of claim 12, wherein the particular version and the one or more other versions of the media content comprise one or more of:

an episode of a show;

a season of the show;

a series of the show; and

a movie.

16. The media of claim 12, wherein the main page is a Wikipedia page associated with the media content.

17. The media of claim 12, wherein the “

like”

comprises an indication that the user likes the media content.