Method of controlling display of comments

• US 8,051,074 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2008
• Issued: 11/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Jung, Ji Woon, Kim, Yangji, Lee, Jeongsang, Shin, Su ryun, Moon, Hyun Jung, Park, Sun Young, Park, Seong-jun, Eom, Mi Suk, Kang, Kuk-Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): MORRISON, JAY A
• Application Number:
  US12/186,951
• Publication Number:
  US 20090070376A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,182 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of selectively displaying comments posted by users. The method comprises setting, by a first user, a threshold value for use in determining whether to display comments posted by users of an Internet service; and sending, by the first user, a request for displaying a page of the Internet service. The requested page contains a comment or a title of a comment posted by a second user who is assigned a reputation index. The method further comprises displaying, on a screen associated with the first user, the requested page, wherein the comment or the title of the second user is selectively redacted based on comparison of the reputation index of the second user with the threshold value of the first user.

Claims

1. A method of selectively displaying comments posted by users, comprising:

setting a threshold value for use in determining whether to display comments posted by users of an Internet service;

receiving a request from a first user for displaying a page of the Internet service, the requested page comprising a comment or a title of a comment posted by a second user, wherein the second user has a reputation index based on the second user'"'"'s previous comments; and

displaying, on a screen associated with the first user, the requested page, wherein the comment or the title of the second user is selectively redacted based on comparison of the reputation index of the second user with the threshold value,

wherein the reputation index is configured to be upgraded based on at least one of a number of comments that the second user posted and a number of recommendations for the second user'"'"'s comments received from other users, and is configured to be degraded based on at least one of a number of penalties on the second user received from an operator of the Internet service and a number of advertising comments that the second user posted.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the comment or the title of the second user is censored when the threshold value is greater than the reputation index, whereas the comment or the title of the second user is displayed when the threshold value is smaller than the reputation index.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the comment or the title of the second user is censored when the threshold value is smaller than the reputation index, whereas the comment or the title of the second user is displayed when the threshold value is greater than the reputation index.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request from the first user to unredact a redacted portion of the page; and

displaying the page containing the initially redacted portion as unredacted.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the comment is an opinion or information made by the second user regarding at least one selected from the group consisting of a news article, a commentary, a review, and information on a product or service.

6. A method of selectively displaying comments posted by users, comprising:

receiving, from a first user, a request for displaying a page;

determining that the requested page comprises a comment posted by a second user or a title of the comment;

determining that the second user has a reputation index, which is indicative of a reputation based on previous comments posted by the second user; and

determining whether to display the comment or the title on the page using the reputation index,

wherein the reputation index is configured to be upgraded based on at least one of a number of comments that the second user posted and a number of recommendations for the second user'"'"'s comments received from other users, and is configured to be degraded based on at least one of a number of penalties on the second user received from an operator of the Internet service and a number of advertising comments that the second user posted.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, from the first user, a request for setting a threshold value for use in determining whether to display comments or titles of comments posted by other users of the Internet service; and

setting the threshold value for the first user in reply to the request therefor.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining whether to display the comment or the tile comprises comparing the threshold value with the reputation index.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

sending data to display the requested page to a terminal associated with the first user,

wherein when it is determined not to display the comment or the title, the comment or the title is redacted on the requested page.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the comment or the title of the second user is censored when the threshold value is greater than the reputation index, whereas the comment or the title of the second user is displayed when the threshold value is smaller than the reputation index.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the comment or the title of the second user is censored when the threshold value is smaller than the reputation index, whereas the comment or the title of the second user is displayed when the threshold value is greater than the reputation index.

12. The method of claim 6, wherein the comment is an opinion or information made by the second user regarding at least one selected from the group consisting of a news article, a commentary, a review, and information on a product or service.

13. A method of operating an Internet service allowing its users to post comments, comprising:

posting a plurality of comments made by a first user of an Internet service;

receiving a plurality of inputs of users on at least part of the plurality of comments of the first user; and

processing the plurality of inputs so as to assign the first user a reputation index to be used in determining whether to include a comment of the first user or a title of the comment on a page of the Internet service, wherein the reputation index is indicative of a reputation based on previous comments posted by the first user,

wherein the reputation index is configured to be upgraded based on at least one of a number of further comments that the first user posted and a number of recommendations for the first user'"'"'s comments received from other users, and is configured to be degraded based on at least one of a number of penalties on the first user received from an operator of the Internet service and a number of advertising comments that the first user posted.

14. The method of claim 13, the comment is an opinion or information made by the first user regarding at least one selected from the group consisting of a news article, a commentary, a review, and information on a product or service.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of inputs comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of a score, a rating, and a selection among two or more levels of approval or agreement with the comment.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the reputation index is generated using other information relating to comments of the first user in addition to the plurality of inputs of users of the Internet service.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving additional inputs of users on at least part of the plurality of comments of the first user; and

further processing the additional inputs so as to modify the reputation index of the first user.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, from a second user, a request for displaying a page;

determining that the requested page comprises the comment posted by the first user or the title of the comment; and

determining whether to display the comment or the title on the page using the reputation index.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

sending data to display the requested page to a terminal associated with the first user,

wherein when it is determined not to display the comment or the title, the comment or the title is redacted on the requested page.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

setting a threshold value for use in determining whether to display comments or titles of comments posted by other users of the Internet service; and

wherein the determining whether to display comprises comparing the threshold value with the reputation index.