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 regarding a content contribution, the method comprising:
displaying multiple content contributions in a first interface;
receiving via the first interface a plurality of preference events initiated by viewers of the content contributions, wherein each preference event expresses a preference of a viewer regarding a content contribution viewed in the first interface;
in response to a query from a client displaying a swarm interface comprising representations of the content contributions, sending preference events that correspond to the content contributions; and
within the swarm interface:
for each sent preference event, causing a viewer object representing the viewer that initiated the sent preference event to be displayed in proximity to the representation of the corresponding content contribution; and
causing a size of each viewer object displayed in the swarm interface to be proportional to a number of preference events initiated by the viewer represented by the viewer object.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the query is received periodically.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a representation of a content contribution is shown in different sizes based on the number of preference events associated with the content contribution.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first viewer object representing a first viewer is moved in the swarm interface from a first position proximate to a representation of a first content contribution to a second position proximate to a representation of a second content contribution.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting multiple preference events initiated by a first viewer; and
displaying an indication that the first viewer initiated preference events with respect to multiple content contributions.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, within the swarm interface:
causing the sent preference events to be animated.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the swarm interface includes a control that allows the client to selectively show or hide representations of content contributions.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, within the swarm interface:
causing a size of each representation of a content contribution displayed in the swarm interface to be proportional to a number of preference events corresponding to the content contribution.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, within the swarm interface:
causing a line to be displayed between representations of a first content contribution and a second content contribution;
wherein a thickness of the line is proportional to a number of viewers that initiated preference events for both the first content contribution and the second content contribution.
10. A computer program product for displaying preference events regarding a content contribution, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
displaying multiple content contributions in a first interface;
receiving via the first interface a plurality of preference events initiated by viewers of the content contributions, wherein each preference event expresses a preference of a viewer regarding a content contribution viewed in the first interface;
in response to a query from a client displaying a swarm interface comprising representations of the content contributions, sending preference events that correspond to the content contributions; and
within the swarm interface:
for each sent preference event, causing a viewer object representing the viewer that initiated the sent preference event to be displayed in proximity to the representation of the corresponding content contribution; and
causing a size of each viewer object displayed in the swarm interface to be proportional to a number of preference events initiated by the viewer represented by the viewer object.
11. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the query is received periodically.
12. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein a representation of a content contribution is shown in different sizes based on the number of preference events associated with the content contribution.
13. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein a first viewer object representing a first viewer is moved in the swarm interface from a first position proximate to a representation of a first content contribution to a second position proximate to a representation of a second content contribution.
14. The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising computer instructions for:
detecting multiple preference events initiated by a first viewer; and
displaying an indication that the first viewer initiated preference events with respect to multiple content contributions.
15. The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising computer instructions for, within the swarm interface:
causing the sent preference events to be animated.
16. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the swarm interface includes a control that allows the client to selectively show or hide representations of content contributions.
17. The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising computer instructions for, within the swarm interface:
causing a size of each representation of a content contribution displayed in the swarm interface to be proportional to a number of preference events corresponding to the content contribution.
18. The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising computer instructions for, within the swarm interface:
causing a line to be displayed between representations of a first content contribution and a second content contribution;
wherein a thickness of the line is proportional to a number of viewers that initiated preference events for both the first content contribution and the second content contribution.
19. A system for displaying preference events regarding a content contribution, the system including:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
display multiple content contributions in a first interface;
receive via the first interface a plurality of preference events initiated by viewers of the content contributions, wherein each preference event expresses a preference of a viewer regarding a content contribution viewed in the first interface;
in response to a query from a client displaying a swarm interface comprising representations of the content contributions, send preference events that correspond to the content contributions; and
within the swarm interface:
for each sent preference event, cause a viewer object representing the viewer that initiated the sent preference event to be displayed in proximity to the representation of the corresponding content contribution; and
cause a size of each viewer object displayed in the swarm interface to be proportional to a number of preference events initiated by the viewer represented by the viewer object.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the query is received periodically.
21. The system of claim 19 , wherein a representation of a content contribution is shown in different sizes based on the number of preference events associated with the content contribution.
22. The system of claim 19 , wherein a first viewer object representing a first viewer is moved in the swarm interface from a first position proximate to a representation of a first content contribution to a second position proximate to a representation of a second content contribution.
23. The system of claim 19 , wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
detect multiple preference events initiated by a first viewer; and
display an indication that the first viewer initiated preference events with respect to multiple content contributions.
24. The system of claim 19 , wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to, within the swarm interface:
cause the sent preference events to be animated.
25. The system of claim 19 , wherein the swarm interface includes a control that allows the client to selectively show or hide representations of content contributions.
26. The system of claim 19 , wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to, within the swarm interface:
cause a size of each representation of a content contribution displayed in the swarm interface to be proportional to a number of preference events corresponding to the content contribution.
27. The system of claim 19 , wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to, within the swarm interface:
cause a line to be displayed between representations of a first content contribution and a second content contribution;
wherein a thickness of the line is proportional to a number of viewers that initiated preference events for both the first content contribution and the second content contribution.