IP Library Granted Patent US 9,081,410
Granted Patent B2
US 9,081,410 · App. 13/676,951 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

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Patent No.
US 9,081,410
App. No.
13/676,951
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one embodiment, as a user is scrolling through a first series of content items and reaches the nth content items from the first series of content items, display a visual indication that there are additional content items from the first series of content items existing after the nth content item. Upon receiving a first user input, enable the user to scroll through the additional content items existing after the nth content item. Upon receiving a second user input, enable the user to scroll through a second series of content items.

Claims (44)

1. A method comprising:

by a client computing device, receiving a first user input to scroll through a first plurality of content items of a first content section, the first plurality of content items comprising one or more first content items that have been downloaded to the client computing device and one or more second content items that have not been downloaded to the client computing device;

by the client computing device, when the first user input is received, scrolling through the first content items in a forward direction;

by the client computing device, when a last one of the first content items of the first content section is reached, presenting for display a visual indication that there are second content items from the first plurality of content items existing after the last one of the first content items;

by the client computing device, after displaying the visual indication, displaying a graphical interactive element that overlays the visual indication, the graphical interactive element graphically indicating that one or more of the second content items are available to be downloaded and presented for display upon receipt of a user input;

by the client computing device, when a second user input selecting the graphical interactive element is received by the client computing device, downloading one or more of the second content items and enabling the user to scroll through the second content items; and

by the client computing device, when a third user input different from the second user input is received by the client computing device, scrolling from the last one of the first content items in the first content section to a second content section without downloading the one or more second content items of the first content section, wherein the second content section is different from the first content section and comprises a second plurality of content items.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the second plurality of content items comprises one or more third content items that have been downloaded to the client computing device and one or more fourth content items that have not been downloaded to the client computing device; and

scrolling to the second content section comprises scrolling to a third content item of the second plurality of content items of the second content section.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first visual indication represents a stack of folded paper.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first visual indication is positioned between the last one of the first content items from the first plurality of content items and a second content item from the first plurality of content items.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user input comprises pressing the graphical interactive element presented for display by the client computing device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third user input comprises a swiping gesture.

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

receive, at a client computing device, a first user input to scroll through a first plurality of content items of a first content section, the first plurality of content items comprising one or more first content items that have been downloaded to the client computing device and one or more second content items that have not been downloaded to the client computing device;

when the first user input is received, scroll through the first content items in a forward direction;

when a last one of the first content items of the first content section is reached, present for display a visual indication that there are second content items from the first plurality of content items existing after the last one of the first content items;

after displaying the visual indication, displaying a graphical interactive element that overlays the visual indication, the graphical interactive element graphically indicating that one or more of the second content items are available to be downloaded and presented for display upon receipt of a user input;

when a second user input selecting the graphical interactive element is received by the client computing device, download one or more of the second content items and enable the user to scroll through the second content items; and

by the client computing device, when a third user input different from the second user input is received by the client computing device, scrolling from the last one of the first content items in the first content section to a second content section without downloading the one or more second content items of the first content section, wherein the second content section is different from the first content section and comprises a second plurality of content items.

8. The media of claim 7 , wherein:

the second plurality of content items comprises one or more third content items that have been downloaded to the client computing device and one or more fourth content items that have not been downloaded to the client computing device; and

scrolling to the second content section comprises scrolling to a third content item of the second plurality of content items of the second content section.

9. The media of claim 7 , wherein the first visual indication represents a stack of folded paper.

10. The media of claim 9 , wherein the first visual indication is positioned between the last one of the first content items from the first plurality of content items and a second content item from the first plurality of content items.

11. The media of claim 7 , wherein the second user input comprises pressing the graphical interactive element presented for display by the client computing device.

12. The media of claim 7 , wherein the third user input comprises a swiping gesture.

13. 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:

receive, at a client computing device, a first user input to scroll through a first plurality of content items of a first content section, the first plurality of content items comprising one or more first content items that have been downloaded to the client computing device and one or more second content items that have not been downloaded to the client computing device;

when the first user input is received, scroll through the first content items in a forward direction;

when a last one of the first content items of the first content section is reached, present for display a visual indication that there are second content items from the first plurality of content items existing after the last one of the first content items;

after displaying the visual indication, display a graphical interactive element that overlays the visual indication, the graphical interactive element graphically indicating that one or more of the second content items are available to be downloaded and presented for display upon receipt of a user input;

when a second user input selecting the graphical interactive element is received by the client computing device, download one or more of the second content items and enable the user to scroll through the second content items; and

by the client computing device, when a third user input different from the second user input is received by the client computing device, scrolling from the last one of the first content items in the first content section to a second content section without downloading the one or more second content items of the first content section, wherein the second content section is different from the first content section and comprises a second plurality of content items.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein:

the second plurality of content items comprises one or more third content items that have been downloaded to the client computing device and one or more fourth content items that have not been downloaded to the client computing device; and

scrolling to the second content section comprises scrolling to a third content item of the second plurality of content items of the second content section.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first visual indication represents a stack of folded paper.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first visual indication is positioned between the last one of the first content items from the first plurality of content items and a second content item from the first plurality of content items.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the second user input comprises pressing the graphical interactive element presented for display by the client computing device.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the third user input comprises a swiping gesture.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058553/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2012
From: MATAS, MICHAEL
To: FACEBOOK, INC.
Reel/Frame 029494/0804 →