Content visualization
View Patent ↗Displaying a preference by a user of a content contribution is disclosed. A preference event by the user is detected. A plurality of detected events is stored. In response to a query from a client, at least a portion of the stored detected events is stored. At least a portion of the received events is displayed in an interface.
1. A method of displaying preference events of users in real time, the method comprising:
presenting a preference event interface comprising:
a display portion displaying multiple individual preference events for corresponding content contributions, each preference event comprising:
a title of the corresponding content contribution;
a symbol identifying the type of preference event; and
a numerical score reflecting an aggregation of positive preference events and negative preference events received for the corresponding content contribution;
a first control portion comprising multiple preference controls for selecting one or more types of preference events to display in the display portion; and
a second control portion comprising multiple content controls for selecting one or more types of content contributions for which preference events are to be displayed in the display portion;
wherein no content contributions corresponding to the displayed preference events are displayed in the preference event interface; and
periodically automatically adding to the display portion a new preference event that satisfies the preference controls and the content controls.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more types of content contributions include:
a first type comprising content contributions that have numerical scores above predetermined thresholds;
a second type comprising content contributions that have numerical scores below the predetermined thresholds; and
a third type comprising all content contributions.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more types of preference events include:
a first type comprising positive preference events;
a second type comprising negative preference events;
a third type comprising new content contributions; and
a fourth type comprising comments.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein each preference event displayed in the display portion further comprises:
when the preference event is a positive preference event, a new content contribution, or a comment: an identity of a user that initiated the preference event; and
when the preference event is a negative preference even: a reason for initiation of the preference event.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each preference event displayed in the display portion further comprises a symbol representing the type of the corresponding content contribution.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the multiple events via one or more interfaces other than the preference event interface;
wherein the preference event interface is not operable to submit a preference event.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preference event interface further comprises:
a third control portion comprising multiple display controls for:
pausing the automatic addition of new preference events; and
resuming the automatic addition of new preference events after said pausing.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
each preference event is displayed horizontally in the display portion; and
displayed preference events are scrolled vertically upon automatic addition of a new preference event.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
each preference control in the first control portion comprises the symbol identifying one type of preference event.
10. A system for displaying preference events in real time, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
present a preference event interface comprising:
a display portion displaying multiple individual preference events for corresponding content contributions, each preference event comprising:
a title of the corresponding content contribution;
a symbol identifying the type of preference event; and
a numerical score reflecting an aggregation of positive preference events and negative preference events received for the corresponding content contribution;
a first control portion comprising multiple preference controls for selecting one or more types of preference events to display in the display portion; and
a second control portion comprising multiple content controls for selecting one or more types of content contributions for which preference events are to be displayed in the display portion;
wherein no content contributions corresponding to the displayed preference events are displayed in the preference event interface; and
periodically automatically add to the display portion a new preference event that satisfies the preference controls and the content controls.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more types of content contributions include:
a first type comprising content contributions that have numerical scores above predetermined thresholds;
a second type comprising content contributions that have numerical scores below the predetermined thresholds; and
a third type comprising all content contributions.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more types of preference events include:
a first type comprising positive preference events;
a second type comprising negative preference events;
a third type comprising new content contributions; and
a fourth type comprising comments.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein each preference event displayed in the display portion further comprises:
when the preference event is a positive preference event, a new content contribution, or a comment: an identity of a user that initiated the preference event; and
when the preference event is a negative preference even: a reason for initiation of the preference event.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein each preference event displayed in the display portion further comprises a symbol representing the type of the corresponding content contribution.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the computer-readable medium further includes instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
receive the multiple events via one or more interfaces other than the preference event interface;
wherein the preference event interface is not operable to submit a preference event.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the preference event interface further comprises:
a third control portion comprising multiple display controls for:
pausing the automatic addition of new preference events; and
resuming the automatic addition of new preference events after said pausing.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein:
each preference event is displayed horizontally in the display portion; and
displayed preference events are scrolled vertically upon automatic addition of a new preference event.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein:
each preference control in the first control portion comprises the symbol identifying one type of preference event.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of displaying preference events of users in real time, the method comprising:
presenting a preference event interface comprising:
a display portion displaying multiple individual preference events for corresponding content contributions, each preference event comprising:
a title of the corresponding content contribution;
a symbol identifying the type of preference event; and
a numerical score reflecting an aggregation of positive preference events and negative preference events received for the corresponding content contribution;
a first control portion comprising multiple preference controls for selecting one or more types of preference events to display in the display portion; and
a second control portion comprising multiple content controls for selecting one or more types of content contributions for which preference events are to be displayed in the display portion;
wherein no content contributions corresponding to the displayed preference events are displayed in the preference event interface; and
periodically automatically adding to the display portion a new preference event that satisfies the preference controls and the content controls.