Location-based content aggregation and distribution

• US 9,591,449 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2016
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Frazier, Kristopher T., Roberts, Brian Frederick, Relyea, Donald H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shin, Kyung H
• Application Number:
  US15/076,550
• Publication Number:
  US 20160205505A1
• Time in Patent Office: 351 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/226, 340/995.1, 701/482, 701/532, 701/484, 701/516, 701/542
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0253 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0275 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes storing one or more content postings that each include data representative of one or more content instances. Each content posting is associated with one or more first users. The method also includes storing one or more data records associating one or more geographic locations with accessing of the content instances. The method also includes selectively sending one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a past or present geographic location of the access device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing, by one or more computing devices of a content-aggregation-and-distribution system, one or more content postings that each comprise data representative of one or more content instances, wherein each content posting is associated with one or more first users;

storing, by one or more computing devices, one or more data records associating one or more geographic locations with accessing of the content instances; and

selectively sending, by one or more computing devices, one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a past or present geographic location of the access device, wherein;

the access device is connected by a wireless network;

the access device is associated with a second user; and

for each content posting selectively sent for display on the access device;

the second user being associated with one or more of the first users in the content-aggregation-and-distribution system is requisite to the content posting being sent for display on the access device; and

one or more of the geographic locations associated with the accessing of one or more of the content instances that data comprised by the content posting are representative of being within a predefined proximity of the past or present geographic location of the access device is further requisite to the content posting being sent for display on the access device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user being associated with one or more of the first users in the content-aggregation-and-distribution system comprises:

the second user and one or more of the first users being members of a same group;

the second user being subscribed to a profile or content posting associated with one or more of the first users;

the second user having communicated with one or more of the first users through the content-aggregation-and-distribution system;

the second user and one or more of the first users being associated with one or more content postings associated with a same geographic location;

the second user having a business relationship with one or more of the first users;

or

the second user being a recipient of services provided by one or more of the first users.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, for each content posting selectively sent for display on the access device, the past or present geographic location of the access device being within the predefined proximity of the one or more geographic locations associated with the accessing of one or more of the content instances that data comprised by the content posting are representative of is requisite to one or more annotations associated with the content instances being sent for display on the access device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein each annotation comprises at least one of a comment about one or more of the content instances, a rating of one or more of the content instances, or an edit to one or more of the content instances.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, by one or more computing devices, sending in response to user input at the access device, a content instance that data comprised by a content posting selectively sent for display on the access device are representative of.

6. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the processors, cause at least one of the processors to;

store one or more content postings that each comprise data representative of one or more content instances, wherein each content posting is associated with one or more first users;

store one or more data records associating one or more geographic locations with accessing of the content instances; and

selectively send one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a past or present geographic location of the access device, wherein;

the access device is connected by a wireless network;

the access device is associated with a second user; and

for each content posting selectively sent for display on the access device;

the second user being associated with one or more of the first users in a content-aggregation-and-distribution system is requisite to the content posting being sent for display on the access device; and

one or more of the geographic locations associated with the accessing of one or more of the content instances that data comprised by the content posting are representative of being within a predefined proximity of the past or present geographic location of the access device is further requisite to the content posting being sent for display on the access device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the second user being associated with one or more of the first users in the content-aggregation-and-distribution system comprises:

the second user and one or more of the first users being members of a same group;

the second user being subscribed to a profile or content posting associated with one or more of the first users;

the second user having communicated with one or more of the first users through the content-aggregation-and-distribution system;

the second user and one or more of the first users being associated with one or more content postings associated with a same geographic location;

the second user having a business relationship with one or more of the first users;

or

the second user being a recipient of services provided by one or more of the first users.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein, for each content posting selectively sent for display on the access device, the past or present geographic location of the access device being within the predefined proximity of the one or more geographic locations associated with the accessing of one or more of the content instances that data comprised by the content posting are representative of is requisite to one or more annotations associated with the content instances being sent for display on the access device.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein each annotation comprises at least one of a comment about one or more of the content instances, a rating of one or more of the content instances, or an edit to one or more of the content instances.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one of the processors, cause at least one of the processors to send in response to user input at the access device, a content instance that data comprised by a content posting selectively sent for display on the access device are representative of.

11. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause at least one of the computing devices to:

store one or more content postings that each comprise data representative of one or more content instances, wherein each content posting is associated with one or more first users;

store one or more data records associating one or more geographic locations with accessing of the content instances; and

selectively send one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a past or present geographic location of the access device, wherein;

the access device is connected by a wireless network;

the access device is associated with a second user; and

for each content posting selectively sent for display on the access device;

the second user being associated with one or more of the first users in a content-aggregation-and-distribution system is requisite to the content posting being sent for display on the access device; and

one or more of the geographic locations associated with the accessing of one or more of the content instances that data comprised by the content posting are representative of being within a predefined proximity of the past or present geographic location of the access device is further requisite to the content posting being sent for display on the access device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the second user being associated with one or more of the first users in the content-aggregation-and-distribution system comprises:

the second user and one or more of the first users being members of a same group;

the second user being subscribed to a profile or content posting associated with one or more of the first users;

the second user having communicated with one or more of the first users through the content-aggregation-and-distribution system;

the second user and one or more of the first users being associated with one or more content postings associated with a same geographic location;

the second user having a business relationship with one or more of the first users;

or

the second user being a recipient of services provided by one or more of the first users.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein, for each content posting selectively sent for display on the access device, the past or present geographic location of the access device being within the predefined proximity of the one or more geographic locations associated with the accessing of one or more of the content instances that data comprised by the content posting are representative of is requisite to one or more annotations associated with the content instances being sent for display on the access device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein each annotation comprises at least one of a comment about one or more of the content instances, a rating of one or more of the content instances, or an edit to one or more of the content instances.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed by one or more of the computing devices, cause at least one of the computing devices to send in response to user input at the access device, a content instance that data comprised by a content posting selectively sent for display on the access device are representative of.