Notifying users in response to movement of a content item to a new content source

• US 10,541,962 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2017
• Issued: 01/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Lewis, Justin, Schneider, Michael Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhang, Shirley X
• Application Number:
  US15/850,653
• Publication Number:
  US 20180139164A1
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• 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

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for notifying a user regarding movement of a content item which the user has previously expressed interest in, to a new network location. In one or more aspects, a system includes a notification generation component configured to generate a notification indicating a content item has been moved from a first content source to a second content source in response to movement of the content item from the first content source to the second content source. The system further includes a notification posting component configured to send the notification to a device or an account of a user based in part on a subscription of the user to the first content source or the content item.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory that is programmed to;

generate a notification indicating a content item has been moved from a first content source, remote from a video sharing service, to a second content source associated with the video sharing service in response to movement of the content item from the first content source to the second content source;

determine a level of interest of a user of a user device in the content item based at least on content previously viewed by the user and a popularity of the content item; and

cause the notification to be presented via a homepage of a user account of the user based in part on the level of interest of the user in the content item.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to determine that the content item has been moved from the first content source to the second content source, and wherein determining that the content item has been moved from the first content source to the second content source comprises determining that the content item has been copied from the first content source to the second content source.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to determine that the user account associated with the user of the user device has followed activity of a user account associated with the first content source by determining that the user account associated with the user of the user device has followed updates to the user account associated with the first content source.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein causing the notification to be presented via the homepage of the user account of the user comprises updating an information feed.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to determine that the notification is to be presented based on information provided by the user account associated with the user of the user device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to determine that the notification is to be presented based on whether the user account associated with the user of the user device has provided a comment in association with the content item.

7. A method, comprising:

generating a notification indicating a content item has been moved from a first content source, remote from a video sharing service, to a second content source associated with the video sharing service in response to movement of the content item from the first content source to the second content source;

determining a level of interest of a user of a user device in the content item based at least on content previously viewed by the user and a popularity of the content item; and

causing the notification to be presented via a homepage of a user account of the user based in part on the level of interest of the user in the content item.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining that the content item has been moved from the first content source to the second content source, and wherein determining that the content item has been moved from the first content source to the second content source comprises determining that the content item has been copied from the first content source to the second content source.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining that the user account associated with the user of the user device has followed activity of the user account associated with the first content source by determining that the user account associated with the user of the user device has followed updates to the user account associated with the first content source.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein causing the notification to be presented via the homepage of the user account of the user comprises updating an information feed.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining that the notification is to be presented based on information provided by the user account associated with the user of the user device.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining that the notification is to be presented based on whether the user account associated with the user of the user device has provided a comment in association with the content item.

13. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

generating a notification indicating a content item has been moved from a first content source, remote from a video sharing service, to a second content source associated with the video sharing service in response to movement of the content item from the first content source to the second content source;

determining a level of interest of a user of a user device in the content item based at least on content previously viewed by the user and a popularity of the content item; and

causing the notification to be presented via a homepage of a user account of the user based in part on the level of interest of the user in the content item.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises determining that the content item has been moved from the first content source to the second content source, and wherein determining that the content item has been moved from the first content source to the second content source comprises determining that the content item has been copied from the first content source to the second content source.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises determining that the user account associated with the user of the user device has followed activity of the user account associated with the first content source by determining that the user account associated with the user of the user device has followed updates to the user account associated with the first content source.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein causing the notification to be presented via the homepage of the user account of the user comprises updating an information feed.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises determining that the notification is to be presented based on information provided by the user account associated with the user of the user device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises determining that the notification is to be presented based on whether the user account associated with the user of the user device has provided a comment in association with the content item.