Methods and apparatus for a distributed object renderer
View Patent ↗A method performed by software generates a render request record for a render request submitted by a user of an app and stores the render request record in a queue database. The render request includes a visualization to be rendered. The software selects the render request record from the queue database. Selection of the render request record is determined at least in part by a priority value that depends on an amount of time the user has spent using the app. The software generates a rendered image for the selected render request record, using render data. Then the software publishes a publishing element including the rendered image to a newsfeed stream displayed by a social networking site.
1. A method, comprising operations of:
generating a render request record for a render request submitted by a user of an app and storing the render request record in a queue database, wherein the render request includes a visualization to be rendered;
selecting the render request record from the queue database, wherein selection of the render request record is determined at least in part by a priority value that depends on an amount of time the user has spent using the app;
generating a rendered image for the selected render request record, using render data; and
publishing a publishing element including the rendered image to a newsfeed stream displayed by a social networking site, wherein each of the operations are executed by one or more processors.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising operations of:
determining the render process requirements for the selected render request record; and
querying a user profile database for render data based on the render process requirements.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising operations of:
transmitting a request to provide render data to a client device, if render data is not available in the user profile database; and
receiving a response from the client device, including the requested render data.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the operation of:
creating a publishing element from the rendered image and a publishing template.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the publishing operation uses an application programming interface (API) provided by the social networking site.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request to provide render data includes a request to provide a snapshot of a frozen user interface (UI) state.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the render request is for an app that is a massively multiplayer gaming application.
8. One or more computer-readable media that are non-transitory and that store instructions, which when executed by a processor, perform the following operations:
generate a render request record for a render request submitted by a user of an app and store the render request record in a queue database, wherein the render request includes a visualization to be rendered;
select the render request record from the queue database, wherein selection of the render request record is determined at least in part by a priority value that depends on an amount of time the user has spent using the app;
generate a rendered image for the selected render request record, using render data; and
publish a publishing element including the rendered image to a newsfeed stream displayed by a social networking site.
9. The computer-readable media of claim 8 , further comprising operations of:
determine the render process requirements for the selected render request record; and
query a user profile database for render data based on the render process requirements.
10. The computer-readable media of claim 8 , further comprising operations of:
transmit a request to provide render data to a client device, if render data is not available in the user profile database; and
receive a response from the client device, including the requested render data.
11. The computer-readable media of claim 8 , further comprising the operation of:
create a publishing element from the rendered image and a publishing template.
12. The computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the publishing operation uses an application programming interface (API) provided by the social networking site.
13. The computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the request to provide render data includes a request to provide a snapshot of a frozen user interface (UI) state.
14. The computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the render request is for an app that is a massively multiplayer gaming application.
15. A method, comprising operations of:
generating a render request record for a render request submitted by a user of an app and storing the render request record in a queue database, wherein the render request includes a visualization to be rendered;
selecting the render request record from the queue database, wherein selection of the render request record is determined at least in part by a priority value that depends on a frequency with which the visualization has occurred within the app when used by the user;
generating a rendered image for the selected render request record, using render data; and
publishing a publishing element including the rendered image to a newsfeed stream displayed by a social networking site, wherein each of the operations are executed by one or more processors.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising operations of:
determining the render process requirements for the selected render request record; and
querying a user profile database for render data based on the render process requirements.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising operations of:
transmitting a request to provide render data to a client device, if render data is not available in the user profile database; and
receiving a response from the client device, including the requested render data.
18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the operation of:
creating a publishing element from the rendered image and a publishing template.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the publishing operation uses an application programming interface (API) provided by the social networking site.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the request to provide render data includes a request to provide a snapshot of a frozen user interface (UI) state.