IP Library Granted Patent US 10,437,927
Granted Patent B2
US 10,437,927 · App. 15/474,850 · Granted Oct 8, 2019

Systems and methods for delivering compiled-content presentations

Inventors: John SanGiovanni (Seattle, WA); Max Herzig (Seattle, WA); Evash Beresiwsky (Seattle, WA); Morgan Colton (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Zumobi, Inc.
G06F17/248G06F16/986G06F17/2229G06F17/2247
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Patent No.
US 10,437,927
App. No.
15/474,850
Granted
Oct 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure describes methods and a graphical user interface implementing techniques for delivering an integrated mobile graphical media presentation, including optimized compiled-content provided from at least one compiled-content source, executed in a mobile device. A technique is provided that includes generating the integrated mobile graphical media presentation. A display format for delivery of the integrated mobile graphical media presentation is determined. The technique also includes defining a second layout for the plurality of display frames of the integrated mobile graphical media presentation based on the determined display format, and displaying, based on the second layout, the selectable tiles housed by the plurality of display frames within the sub-content display window.

Claims (48)

1. A method for delivering an integrated mobile graphical media presentation in a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:

generating the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, wherein the generating the integrated mobile graphical media presentation comprises:

formatting compiled-content provided from at least one compiled-content source to generate a plurality of compiled-content display objects;

generating a plurality of display frames for the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, each display frame in the plurality of display frames housing a selectable tile corresponding to a respective compiled-content display object of the plurality of compiled-display objects from the at least one compiled-content source; and

defining a first layout of the plurality of display frames on the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, the first layout being defined by a template based on the data formats of the respective compiled-content display objects corresponding to each selectable tile housed by each display frame in the plurality of display frames, the first layout configured to concurrently display multiple frames of the plurality of frames;

defining a second layout for the plurality of display frames of the integrated mobile graphical media presentation based on the determined display format, wherein the second layout specifies a sequential manner to present the selectable tiles housed by the plurality of display frames within a sub-content display window having the determined display format displayed on at least a first portion of the GUI;

displaying, based on the second layout, the selectable tiles housed by the plurality of display frames within the sub-content display window; and

detecting a user selection of the selectable tile displayed within the sub-content display window;

in response to the user selection of the selectable tile:

opening, on the GUI, the integrated mobile graphical media presentation according to the first layout:

automatically opening and displaying, in a display window on the GUI, the respective compiled-content display object corresponding to the selected selectable tile, wherein the display window graphically replaces the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, wherein an option is provided for closing the display window;

detecting a selection of the option for closing the display window; and

upon detection that the option for closing the display window is selected:

closing the display window; and

returning to the opened integrated mobile graphical media presentation on the GUI based on the first layout.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display window occupies an entirety of the GUI display space.

3. A method for delivering an integrated mobile graphical media presentation in a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:

generating the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, wherein the generating the integrated mobile graphical media presentation comprises:

formatting compiled-content provided from at least one compiled-content source to generate a plurality of compiled-content display objects;

generating a plurality of display frames for the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, each display frame in the plurality of display frames housing a selectable tile corresponding to a respective compiled-content display object of the plurality of compiled-display objects from the at least one compiled-content source; and

defining a first layout of the plurality of display frames on the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, the first layout being defined by a template based on the data formats of the respective compiled-content display objects corresponding to each selectable tile housed by each display frame in the plurality of display frames, the first layout configured to concurrently display multiple frames of the plurality of frames;

defining a second layout for the plurality of display frames of the integrated mobile graphical media presentation based on the determined display format, wherein the second layout specifies a sequential manner to present the selectable tiles housed by the plurality of display frames within a sub-content display window having the determined display format displayed on at least a first portion of the GUI;

displaying, based on the second layout, the selectable tiles housed by the plurality of display frames within the sub-content display window; and

detecting a user selection of the selectable tile displayed within the sub-content display window;

opening, in response to the user selection of the selectable tile, in a display window on the GUI, the respective compiled-content display object corresponding to the selected selectable tile, wherein an option is provided for closing the display window; and

upon detection that the option for closing the display window is selected,

closing the display window; and

opening the integrated mobile graphical media presentation on the GUI based on the first layout.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display format for delivery of the integrated mobile graphical media presentation is one of interstitial, banner, and fixed-size window.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of compiled-content display objects comprises objects having a plurality of data formats, and wherein at least one compiled-content object of the plurality of compiled-content display objects is formatted based on predetermined optimization requirements.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined optimization requirements are requirements related to at least one of bandwidth limits and storage limits.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined optimization requirements are expressed as threshold values, and wherein the formatting the at least one compiled-content object of the plurality of compiled-content display objects based on predetermined optimization requirements includes formatting the at least one compiled-content object of the plurality of compiled-content display objects such that the integrated mobile graphical media presentation has a size less than a predetermined size.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first layout defined by the template defines at least one of a number of display frames corresponding to compiled-content display objects of a particular data format to be included in the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, and a location of display frames corresponding to compiled-content display objects of a particular data format within the integrated mobile graphical media presentation.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compiled-content source includes a plurality of compiled-content sources, and wherein each compiled-content source of the plurality of compiled-content sources is of a type selected from the group consisting of a social media stream, a blog publisher, a video source, a news source, a web server, a media server, and a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium of a processor-based mobile device optimized for delivering an integrated mobile graphical media presentation via a graphical user interface (GUI of said processor-based mobile device, said computer readable medium including instructions executable on a processor of said processor-based mobile device for causing said processor to:

generate a portion of the GUI for displaying a sub-content display window, wherein a plurality of selectable icons are displayed, in a sequential order in the sub-content display window, each selectable icon of the plurality of selectable icons corresponding to a respective display object containing at least a portion of compiled-content received by at least one compiled-content source, wherein displaying, in a sequential manner, the plurality of selectable icons, is based on a sub-content layout defined by a template based on a determined display format for delivery of the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, and wherein the instructions include instruction for causing the processor to, upon selection of at least one selectable icon:

open the integrated mobile graphical media presentation according to an integrated layout, wherein the integrated layout is configured to concurrently display multiple selectable icons of the plurality of selectable icons;

automatically display the contents of the respective display object corresponding to the selected at least one selectable icon, wherein an option is provided for closing the display of the contents of the respective display object;

accept a selection of the option for closing the display of the contents of the respective display object; and

upon selection of the option for closing:

close the display of the contents of the respective display object; and

display the integrated mobile graphical media presentation according to the integrated layout.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein each selectable icon of the plurality of selectable icons is displayed as a tile, the tile including an indication of at least one of the compiled-content source of the compiled-content in the respective display object, a title of the respective display object, and an image related to the respective display object.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the determined display format for delivery of the integrated mobile graphical media presentation is one of interstitial, banner, and fixed-size window.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the at least a portion of the compiled-content in the respective display objects has a plurality of data formats, and each respective display object is associated with a topic of the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, and wherein the at least a portion of the compiled-content in the respective display object is reformatted from an original format received from the at least one compiled-content source based on optimization requirements.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the optimization requirements are requirements related to at least one of bandwidth limits and storage limits of one of the mobile device or a content database, the content database storing the integrated mobile graphical media presentation.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the sub-content layout defined by the template defines the sequential order of display of the plurality of selectable icons, and wherein the integrated layout defined by the template defines at least one of a number of selectable icons corresponding to display objects containing at least a portion of the compiled-content of a particular data format to be included in the integrated mobile graphical media presentation, and a location of selectable icons corresponding to display objects containing at least a portion of the compiled-content of a particular data format to be included within the integrated mobile graphical media presentation.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the automatic display of the contents of the respective display object graphically replaces the display of the integrated mobile graphical media presentation.

Assignments (4)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 16, 2020
From: ZUMOBI, INC.; ZUMOBI, LLC
To: ZUMOBI, LLC
Reel/Frame 052123/0221 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2019
From: SANGIOVANNI, JOHN; HERZIG, MAX; BERESIWSKY, EVASH; COLTON, MORGAN
To: ZUMOBI, INC.
Reel/Frame 050041/0214 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2019
From: PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
To: ZUMOBI, INC.
Reel/Frame 048540/0463 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2017
From: ZUMOBI, INC.
To: PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
Reel/Frame 043896/0732 →