Content composer for third-party applications

• US 9,684,935 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2012
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): IPAKCHI, MARYAM M
• Application Number:
  US13/677,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20140137026A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,679 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes presenting a comment icon in connection with a third-party application, the comment icon being associated with a first party and enabling a user to compose comment concerning the third-party application; and while the user is interacting with the third-party application, in response to the user activating the comment icon, creating a comment post concerning the third-party application; enabling the user to input comment inside the comment post; and enabling the user to submit the comment post to the first party for publication.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

by a computing device of a first-party system, presenting third-party content on a first user interface associated with a third-party application on a display of the computing device;

by the computing device, presenting an interactive comment icon in connection with the third-party content on the first user interface, the interactive comment icon being associated with the first-party system and enabling a user to compose a comment concerning the third-party content; and

by the computing device, while the user is interacting with the third-party content on the first user interface, in response to the user activating the interactive comment icon,

removing the third-party content from display by transitioning from the third-party content on the first user interface to a comment-post interface comprising a content icon representative of the third-party content by simulating an animation of an image of the third-party content folding in half until completely closed and replaced by the content icon representative of the third-party content, the comment-post interface being displayed on a second user interface associated with the first-party system, the second user interface configured to replace the first user interface on the display after the transition;

enabling the user to input the comment inside the comment-post interface; and

enabling the user to submit the comment to the first-party system for publication; and

by the computing device, presenting the comment with the content icon in the second user interface associated with the first-party system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first-party system is a social-networking system;

the user is a member of the social-networking system;

the user interacts with the third-party content through the social-networking system.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising

while the user is interacting with the third-party content, in response to the user activating the comment icon, presenting the third-party content as an application icon next to the comment-post interface while the user is inputting the comment inside the comment-post interface.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising

enabling the user to preview the comment as it would appear when published by the first-party system.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising

publishing, by the first party, the comment as a user comment concerning the third-party content.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein transitioning from the third-party content to the comment-post interface comprises an animation sequence showing the transition from a user interface of the third-party content to the comment-post interface.

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

present third-party content on a first user interface associated with a third-party application on a display of the computing device;

present an interactive comment icon in connection with the third-party content on the first user interface, the interactive comment icon being associated with the first-party system and enabling a user to compose a comment concerning the third-party content; and

while the user is interacting with the third-party content on the first user interface, in response to the user activating the interactive comment icon,

remove the third-party content from display by transition from the third-party content on the first user interface to a comment-post interface comprising a content icon representative of the third-party content by simulating an animation of an image of the third-party content folding in half until completely closed and replaced by the content icon representative of the third-party content, the comment-post interface being displayed on a second user interface associated with the first-party system, the second user interface configured to replace the first user interface on the display after the transition;

enable the user to input the comment inside the comment-post interface; and

enable the user to submit the comment to the first-party system for publication; and

present the comment with the content icon in the second user interface associated with the first-party system.

7. The media of claim 6, wherein:

the first-party system is a social-networking system;

the user is a member of the social-networking system;

the user interacts with the third-party content through the social-networking system.

8. The media of claim 6, wherein the software is further operable when executed to

while the user is interacting with the third-party content, in response to the user activating the comment icon, present the third-party content as an application icon next to the comment-post interface while the user is inputting the comment inside the comment-post interface.

9. The media of claim 6, wherein the software is further operable when executed to enable the user to preview the comment as it would appear when published by the first-party system.

10. The media of claim 6, wherein the software is further operable when executed to publish, by the first party, the comment as a user comment concerning the third-party content.

17. The media of claim 6, wherein transitioning from the third-party content to the comment-post interface comprises an animation sequence showing the transition from a user interface of the third-party content to the comment-post interface.

11. 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;

present third-party content on a first user interface associated with a third-party application on a display of the computing device;

present an interactive comment icon in connection with the third-party content on the first user interface, the interactive comment icon being associated with the first-party system and enabling a user to compose a comment concerning the third-party content; and

while the user is interacting with the third-party content on the first user interface, in response to the user activating the interactive comment icon,

remove the third-party content from display by transition from the third-party content on the first user interface to a comment-post interface comprising a content icon representative of the third-party content by simulating an animation of an image of the third-party content folding in half until completely closed and replaced by the content icon representative of the third-party content, the comment-post interface being displayed on a second user interface associated with the first-party system, the second user interface configured to replace the first user interface on the display after the transition;

enable the user to input the comment inside the comment-post interface; and

enable the user to submit the comment to the first-party system for publication; and

present the comment with the content icon in the second user interface associated with the first-party system.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the first-party system is a social-networking system;

the user is a member of the social-networking system;

the user interacts with the third-party content through the social-networking system.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to

while the user is interacting with the third-party content, in response to the user activating the comment icon, present the third-party content as an application icon next to the comment-post interface while the user is inputting the comment inside the comment-post interface.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to enable the user to preview the comment as it would appear when published by the first-party system.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to publish, by the first party, the comment as a user comment concerning the third-party-content.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein transitioning from the third-party content to the comment-post interface comprises an animation sequence showing the transition from a user interface of the third-party content to the comment-post interface.