MODULAR USER PROFILE OVERLAY

• US 20120166964A1
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Published: 06/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 9,823,803 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/745
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

In one embodiment, a social networking system receives a selection of a user in a first user interface, accesses one or more data stores for the user'"'"'s user profile information, constructs a frame containing the user'"'"'s user profile information, and displays the frame overlaying the first user interface.

Claims

1. A method for generating a modular user profile overlay, the method comprising:

receiving, at a computer system, a selection of a target user, wherein a representation of the target user is included in a first user interface;

accessing a remote data store for user profile information of the target user;

constructing a frame containing a user profile module including the user profile information of the target user; and

displaying the frame as an overlay on the first user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame further comprises:

one or more panels, wherein each of the one or more panels contains a subset of the user profile information of the target user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more panels comprises one or more of:

a first panel containing a name and a profile picture of the target user;

a second panel containing location data of the target user;

a third panel containing a news feed of the target user;

a fourth panel containing one or more media data of the target user; and

a fifth panel containing communication channel information of the target user.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein one or more objects in each of the one or more panels is selectable.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein each of the one or more panels is expandable.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory;

a display;

a radio network interface;

an interface device operative to generate signals responsive to user input;

one or more processors;

computer program code stored on a non-transitory medium comprising instructions operative to cause the one or more processors to;

receive a selection of a target user, wherein a representation of the target user is included in a first user interface displayed on the display;

access a remote data store for user profile information of the target user;

construct a frame containing a user profile module including the user profile information of the target user; and

display the frame as an overlay on the first user interface on the display.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the frame further comprises:

one or more panels, wherein each of the one or more panels contains a subset of the user profile information of the target user.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the one or more panels comprises one or more of:

a first panel containing a name and a profile picture of the target user;

a second panel containing location data of the target user;

a third panel containing a news feed of the target user;

a fourth panel containing one or more media data of the target user; and

a fifth panel containing communication channel information of the target user.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein one or more objects in each of the one or more panels is selectable.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein each of the one or more panels is expandable.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a computer system, a selection of a target user at a first user interface of a remote client device;

accessing one or more remote data stores for user profile information of the target user; and

transmitting the user profile information of the target user to the remote client device, causing the remote client device to display the user profile information of the target user in a frame overlaying the first user interface.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the accessing one or more remote data stores for user profile information of the target user further comprises:

accessing one or more remote data stores for user profile information of the target user as permitted by one or more privacy settings by the target user.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the frame further comprises:

one or more panels, wherein each of the one or more panels contains a subset of the user profile information of the target user.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more panels comprises one or more of:

a first panel containing a name and a profile picture of the target user;

a second panel containing location data of the target user;

a third panel containing a news feed of the target user;

a fourth panel containing one or more media data of the target user; and

a fifth panel containing communication channel information of the target user.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein one or more objects in each of the one or more panels is selectable.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein each of the one or more panels is expandable.