Presenting content items shared within social networks
First Claim
1. A server that presents content items respectively hosted by a content source and shared with users within a social network, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server to provide a system comprising;
a content item receiver that, for a shared content item provided by a content source and shared with a user within a social network;
retrieves from the content source;
the shared content item, and a first comment regarding the shared content item and submitted by a first user to the content source; and
a second comment submitted by a second user to the social network; and
a content source presenter that, for a presentation to the user of the content source including the shared content item and the first comment regarding the shared content item submitted by the first user to the content source;
determines whether the second comment submitted by the second user to the social network is also regarding the shared content item; and
responsive to determining that the second comment is also regarding the shared content item, supplements the presentation of the content source by including in the comment set;
the second comment retrieved from the social network, and an identification of the second user who submitted the second comment to the social network.
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Abstract
Within a social network, a user may establish a set of contacts who share with the user various content items and comments related thereto. However, these content items are often hosted by a content source outside of the social network, and the user may have to transition to the content source to view the content item, and then transition back to the social network to submit a comment. Instead, a device may monitor the social network to record shared content items. When the user requests a presentation of the content source, the content items hosted by the content source that have been shared with the user may be included in the presentation. The presentation of the content source may also accept comments from the user regarding a content item, and send the comments to the social network where the content item was shared with the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A server that presents content items respectively hosted by a content source and shared with users within a social network, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server to provide a system comprising; a content item receiver that, for a shared content item provided by a content source and shared with a user within a social network; retrieves from the content source; the shared content item, and a first comment regarding the shared content item and submitted by a first user to the content source; and a second comment submitted by a second user to the social network; and a content source presenter that, for a presentation to the user of the content source including the shared content item and the first comment regarding the shared content item submitted by the first user to the content source; determines whether the second comment submitted by the second user to the social network is also regarding the shared content item; and responsive to determining that the second comment is also regarding the shared content item, supplements the presentation of the content source by including in the comment set; the second comment retrieved from the social network, and an identification of the second user who submitted the second comment to the social network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19)
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15. A method of presenting content items respectively hosted by a content source and shared with users within a social network, the method utilizing a device having a processor and a memory and comprising:
executing on the processor instructions configured to; for a shared content item provided by a content source and shared with a user within a social network; retrieve from the content source the content item that has been shared with the user within the social network, and a first comment regarding the shared content item and submitted by a first user to the content source; and retrieve from the social network a second comment regarding the shared content item and submitted by a second user to the social network; and for a presentation to the user of the content source including the shared content item-and the first comment about the shared content item submitted by the first user to the content source; determine whether the second comment submitted by the second user to the social network is also regarding the shared content item; and responsive to determining that the second comment is also regarding the shared content item, supplement the presentation of the content source by including in the comment set; the second comment retrieved from the social network, and an identification of the second user who submitted the second comment to the social network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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20. A memory device storing instructions that, when executed on a processor of a device, cause the device to present content items respectively hosted by a content source and shared with users within a social network, by:
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for a shared content item provided by a content source and shared with a user within a social network; retrieving from the content source; the shared content item that has been shared with the user within the social network, and a first comment regarding the shared content item and submitted by a first user to the content source; and retrieving from the social network a second comment regarding the shared content item and submitted by a second user to the social network; and for a presentation to the user of the content source including the shared content item and the first comment regarding the shared content item submitted by the first user the content source; determine whether the second comment submitted by the second user to the social network is also regarding the shared content item; and responsive to determining that the second comment is also regarding the shared content item, supplement the presentation of the content source by including in the comment set; the second comment retrieved from the social network, and an identification of the second user who submitted the second comment to the social network.
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