Event visualization
View Patent ↗Displaying a preference by a first user of a content contribution submitted by a second user is disclosed. A preference event by the first 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 produced. At least a portion of the received events is caused to be rendered graphically.
1. A method of presentation of preference events, the method comprising:
receiving, at an automated preference system from multiple users, multiple preference events for one or more purchasable products; and
operating one or more processors of the preference system to:
present to a first user of the preference system a visualization interface displaying a subset of the multiple preference events;
for each product represented in the visualization interface, display in the visualization interface:
if the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a first indicator indicating that the first user submitted a positive preference event for the product;
if at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a second indicator indicating that at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product; and
a third indicator identifying a total number of users of the preference system that have submitted positive preference events for the product;
offer to the first user an option to view in the visualization interface only preference events for products for which at least a threshold number of friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events; and
as additional preference events are received at the preference system, update the visualization interface to reflect the additional preference events;
wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are different from each other.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising operating the one or more processors to:
for each product represented in the visualization interface, display in the visualization interface:
if the first user has not submitted a positive preference event for the product, the first indicator configured to solicit from the first user a positive preference event for the product.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each preference event is one of the following types of preference events:
a positive preference event;
a negative preference event;
a comment; and
a content contribution.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein a content contribution is a review of a product.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising operating the one or more processors to:
provide in the visualization interface one or more controls for filtering the displayed preference events.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for products for which friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for which friends of the first user have submitted comments.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for products within a selected category.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visualization interface includes a dashboard area summarizing recent activity of friends of the first user.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein each displayed preference event includes:
an identity of a category of a product associated with the preference event; and
a control for indicating a problem with the preference event.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of for presenting preference events, the method comprising:
receiving, at an automated preference system from multiple users, multiple preference events for purchasable products;
presenting to a first user of the preference system a visualization interface displaying a subset of the multiple preference events;
for each product represented in the visualization interface, displaying in the visualization interface:
if the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a first indicator indicating that the first user submitted a positive preference event for the product;
if at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a second indicator indicating that at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product; and
a third indicator identifying a total number of users of the preference system that have submitted positive preference events for the product;
offering to the first user an option to view in the visualization interface only preference events for products for which at least a threshold number of friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events; and
as additional preference events are received at the preference system, updating the visualization interface to reflect the additional preference events;
wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are different from each other.
12. A system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
receive, at an automated preference system from multiple users, multiple preference events for purchasable products;
present to a first user of the preference system a visualization interface displaying a subset of the multiple preference events;
for each product represented in the visualization interface, display in the visualization interface:
if the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a first indicator indicating that the first user submitted a positive preference event for the product;
if at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product, a second indicator indicating that at least one friend of the first user has submitted a positive preference event for the product; and
a third indicator identifying a total number of users of the preference system that have submitted positive preference events for the product;
offer to the first user an option to view in the visualization interface only preference events for products for which at least a threshold number of friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events; and
as additional preference events are received at the preference system, update the visualization interface to reflect the additional preference events;
wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are different from each other.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein each preference event is one of the following types of preference events:
a positive preference event;
a negative preference event;
a comment; and
a content contribution.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause the system to:
provide in the visualization interface one or more controls for filtering the displayed preference events.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for products for which friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more controls include a control for displaying only preference events for which friends of the first user have submitted positive preference events.
17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the visualization interface includes a dashboard area summarizing recent activity of friends of the first user.
18. The system of claim 12 , wherein each displayed preference event includes:
an identity of a category of a product associated with the preference event; and
a control for indicating a problem with the preference event.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein each preference event is one of the following types of preference events:
a positive preference event;
a negative preference event;
a comment; and
a content contribution.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:
providing in the visualization interface one or more controls for filtering the displayed preference events.