Generating multiple versions of a content item for multiple platforms

• US 9,507,757 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2012
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Matas, Michael, Hwang, Sharon Nian You
• Primary Examiner(s): IPAKCHI, MARYAM M
• Application Number:
  US13/677,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20140136959A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,476 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes constructing a plurality of versions of a first content item respectively for a plurality of device platforms, the first content item comprising one or more second content items. For each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform, selecting at least one of the second content items to be included in the version of the first content item based on a screen configuration of the specific device platform; and arranging the at least one of the second content items for presentation on a screen of the specific device platform according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

constructing a plurality of versions of a first content item respectively for a plurality of device platforms, the first content item comprising one or more second content items, comprising;

for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform,

selecting at least one of the second content items to be included in the version of the first content item based on a screen configuration of the specific device platform, wherein the screen configuration comprises an orientation determined by a mobile device hardware; and

arranging the at least one of the second content items for presentation on a screen of the specific device platform according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform and a hierarchy of the one or more second content items,

wherein when the second content items comprise a text block, an image, and a title component, the arranging of the second content items comprises;

determining a location for each of the text block, the image, and the title component relative to each other on a screen of the specific device platform based on the screen configuration and the hierarchy of the one or more second content items,

determining an amount of text included in the text block based on the screen configuration,

determining a crop amount for the image based on the screen configuration, and

determining a font size for the title component based on the screen configuration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein for each device platform, the screen configuration of the device platform comprises a size, an aspect ratio, and a resolution of a screen of the device platform.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform,

arranging the at least one of the second content items according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform comprises cropping or resizing the image to a specific size according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform, selecting the at least one of the second content items based on the screen configuration of the specific device platform comprises;

determining whether to include the text block in the version of the first content item based on the screen configuration of the specific device platform; and

if the text block is included in the version of the first content item, determining the amount of text included in the text block based on the screen configuration of the specific device platform such that a number of lines of the text is determined based on a height of the text block.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform,

the at least one of the second content items comprises a logo;

and

arranging the at least one of the second content items according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform comprises selecting a specific location for the logo according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform.

6. The method of claim 1, for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform, arranging the at least one of the second content items according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform comprises:

dividing the screen of the specific device platform into a m×

n grid; and

arranging the at least one of the second content items based on the m×

n grid.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

each second content item has a corresponding network link for accessing the second content item;

each version of the first content item comprises at least one network link respectively referencing the at least one of the second content items.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising

for each version of the first content item, generating a network link for accessing the version of the first content item.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for the first content item from a specific device;

determining a specific device platform of the specific device;

selecting a specific version of the first content item corresponding to the specific device platform; and

sending the specific version of the first content item to the specific device in response to the request.

10. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

construct a plurality of versions of a first content item respectively for a plurality of device platforms, the first content item comprising one or more second content items, comprising;

for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform,

select at least one of the second content items to be included in the version of the first content item based on a screen configuration of the specific device platform, wherein the screen configuration comprises an orientation determined by a mobile device hardware; and

arrange the at least one of the second content items for presentation on a screen of the specific device platform according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform and a hierarchy of the one or more second content items,

wherein when the second content items comprise a text block, an image, and a title component, the arranging of the second content items comprises;

determining a location for each of the text block, the image, and the title component relative to each other on a screen of the specific device platform based on the screen configuration and the hierarchy of the one or more second content items,

determining an amount of text included in the text block based on the screen configuration,

determining a crop amount for the image based on the screen configuration, and

determining a font size for the title component based on the screen configuration.

11. The media of claim 10, wherein for each device platform, the screen configuration of the device platform comprises a size, an aspect ratio, and a resolution of a screen of the device platform.

12. The media of claim 10, wherein for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform,

arrange the at least one of the second content items according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform comprises crop or resize the image to a specific size according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform.

13. The media of claim 10, wherein:

for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform, select the at least one of the second content items based on the screen configuration of the specific device platform comprises;

determine whether to include the text block in the version of the first content item based on the screen configuration of the specific device platform; and

if the text block is included in the version of the first content item, determine the amount of text included in the text block based on the screen configuration of the specific device platform such that a number of lines of the text is determined based on a height of the text block.

14. The media of claim 10, wherein for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform,

the at least one of the second content items comprises a logo;

and

arrange the at least one of the second content items according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform comprises select a specific location for the logo according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform.

15. The media of claim 10, wherein the software is further operable when executed to

for each version of the first content item, generate a network link for accessing the version of the first content item.

16. The media of claim 10, wherein the software is further operable when executed to

receive a request for the first content item from a specific device;

determine a specific device platform of the specific device;

select a specific version of the first content item corresponding to the specific device platform; and

send the specific version of the first content item to the specific device in response to the request.

17. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;

construct a plurality of versions of a first content item respectively for a plurality of device platforms, the first content item comprising one or more second content items, comprising;

for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform,

select at least one of the second content items to be included in the version of the first content item based on a screen configuration of the specific device platform, wherein the screen configuration comprises an orientation determined by a mobile device hardware; and

arrange the at least one of the second content items for presentation on a screen of the specific device platform according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform and a hierarchy of the one or more second content items,

wherein when the second content items comprise a text block, an image, and a title component, the arranging of the second content items comprises;

determining a location for each of the text block, the image, and the title component relative to each other on a screen of the specific device platform based on the screen configuration and the hierarchy of the one or more second content items,

determining an amount of text included in the text block based on the screen configuration,

determining a crop amount for the image based on the screen configuration, and

determining a font size for the title component based on the screen configuration.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform,

arrange the at least one of the second content items according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform comprises crop or resize the image to a specific size according to the screen configuration of the specific device platform.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein:

for each version of the first content item corresponding to a specific device platform, select the at least one of the second content items based on the screen configuration of the specific device platform comprises;

determine whether to include the text block in the version of the first content item based on the screen configuration of the specific device platform; and

if the text block is included in the version of the first content item, determine the amount of text included in the text block based on the screen configuration of the specific device platform such that a number of lines of the text is determined based on a height of the text block.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to

receive a request for the first content item from a specific device;

determine a specific device platform of the specific device;

select a specific version of the first content item corresponding to the specific device platform; and

send the specific version of the first content item to the specific device in response to the request.