Indicating recent content publication activity by a user
First Claim
1. A method of indicating recent content publication activity in a social network, comprising:
- accessing identifiers of online co-users that populate a list of co-users that are known to an online publishing identity that has engaged in recent content publication activity and has associated publication preference information;
selecting an identifier of another online identity from the co-user list;
determining whether the online publishing identity wants to share with the other online identity the recent content publication activity, based on the publication preference information; and
displaying an indication that the online publishing identity has engaged in the recent content publication activity (1) when the determining is positive and (2) when the other online identity views either(i) a profile of the online publishing identity, or(ii) a feed of recent content publication activity of co-users associated with the other online identity.
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Abstract
Collecting and distributing information related to recent content publication activity of an instant messaging (IM) user provides other users in a network with timely, relevant information about people known to the user or within the same social network. A user participating in a social network can quickly and efficiently perceive new information related to other users (referred to as co-users) in a social network by reviewing the co-users'"'"' recent content publication activity. A user may be made able to do so without requiring the co-user to send a communication directly to the user regarding the new facts or new content, and also without requiring the user to actively browse or request information about the co-user.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of indicating recent content publication activity in a social network, comprising:
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accessing identifiers of online co-users that populate a list of co-users that are known to an online publishing identity that has engaged in recent content publication activity and has associated publication preference information; selecting an identifier of another online identity from the co-user list; determining whether the online publishing identity wants to share with the other online identity the recent content publication activity, based on the publication preference information; and displaying an indication that the online publishing identity has engaged in the recent content publication activity (1) when the determining is positive and (2) when the other online identity views either (i) a profile of the online publishing identity, or (ii) a feed of recent content publication activity of co-users associated with the other online identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for indicating recent content publication activity, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a method including; accessing identifiers of online co-users that populate a list of co-users that are known to an online publishing identity that has engaged in recent content publication activity and has associated publication preference information; selecting an identifier of another online identity from the co-user list; determining whether the online publishing identity wants to share with the other online identity the recent content publication activity, based on the publication preference information; and displaying an indication that the online publishing identity has engaged in the recent content publication activity (1) when the determining is positive and (2) when the other online identity views either (i) a profile of the online publishing identity, or (ii) a feed of recent content publication activity of co-users associated with the other online identity.
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13. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, implement a method of indicating recent content publication activity, the method comprising:
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accessing identifiers of online co-users that populate a list of co-users that are known to an online publishing identity that has engaged in recent content publication activity and has associated publication preference information; selecting an identifier of another online identity from the co-user list; determining whether the online publishing identity wants to share with the other online identity the recent content publication activity, based on the publication preference information; and displaying an indication that the online publishing identity has engaged in the recent content publication activity (1) when the determining is positive and (2) when the other online identity views either (i) a profile of the online publishing identity, or (ii) a feed of recent content publication activity of co-users associated with the other online identity.
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