IP Library Granted Patent US 10,868,788
Granted Patent B1
US 10,868,788 · App. 16/358,969 · Granted Dec 15, 2020

Systems and methods for generating digital channel content

Inventors: Patrick Joseph Roark Underwood (San Francisco, CA); Geoff David Joseph Teehan (Palo Alto, CA); George Lewis Kedenburg, III (San Francisco, CA); Jason Holland (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
H04L51/32G06F3/0482H04L67/22H04L67/30H04L67/306H04L67/327H04L51/08
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Patent No.
US 10,868,788
App. No.
16/358,969
Granted
Dec 15, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods for generating digital channel content based on a predictive suggestion may include (1) identifying content stored in a digital container for a user of a social networking platform, (2) providing the user with a digital prompt suggesting that the user add the content to a channel configured to share social media posts from the user to other users of the social networking platform, (3) receiving user input accepting the suggestion, and (4) in response to receiving the user input, adding the content to the channel. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Claims (53)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying content from one or more messages of a group chat stored in a digital container, wherein:

the digital container is configured to store the messages for a user, participating in the group chat, who has a user account registered with a social networking platform; and

the social networking platform (1) automatically creates a primary channel for each user account that is registered with the social networking platform and (2) allows user accounts to create additional channels dedicated to social media posts relating to a particular theme;

providing the user with a digital prompt suggesting that the user create an additional channel dedicated to a theme deduced based on the identified content and add the content to the additional channel;

receiving user input accepting the suggestion; and

in response to receiving the user input, creating the additional channel and adding the content to the additional channel.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

each primary channel maintained by the social networking platform is automatically assigned the name associated with its corresponding user account; and

additional channels are configured to have a user-assigned names.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising suggesting, via the digital prompt, a name for the channel.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising suggesting, via the digital prompt, an audience for the channel.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises at least one of:

visual content;

audio content; or

text.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to receiving the user input, adding the participants of the group chat as contributors to the additional channel.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

identifying the content comprises identifying a plurality of related content items; and

the method further comprises determining the theme based on the related content items.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein providing the user with the digital prompt comprises providing the digital prompt via an interface of a social networking application, running on a device of the user and managed by the social networking platform.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein providing the user with the digital prompt comprises providing the digital prompt via an interface of an application that was used to generate the content.

10. A system comprising:

an identification module, stored in memory, that identifies content from one or more messages of a group chat stored in a digital container, wherein:

the digital container is configured to store the messages for a user, participating in the group chat, who has a user account registered with a social networking platform; and

the social networking platform (1) automatically creates a primary channel for each user account that is registered with the social networking platform and (2) allows user accounts to create additional channels dedicated to social media posts relating to a particular theme;

a prompt module, stored in memory, that:

provides the user with a digital prompt suggesting that the user create an additional channel dedicated to a theme deduced based on the identified content and add the content to the additional channel; and

receives user input accepting the suggestion;

a content creation module, stored in memory, that, in response to the prompt module receiving the user input, creates the additional channel and adds the content to the additional channel; and

at least one physical processor configured to execute the identification module, the prompt module, and the content creation module.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein:

each primary channel maintained by the social networking platform is automatically assigned the name associated with its corresponding user account; and

additional channels are configured to have a user-assigned name.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the digital prompt further suggests a name for the channel.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the digital prompt further suggests an audience for the channel.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the content comprises at least one of:

visual content;

audio content; or

text.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the content creation module further adds the participants of the group chat as contributors to the additional channel.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein:

the identification module identifies the content by identifying a plurality of related content items and determines the theme based on the related content items.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the prompt module provides the user with the digital prompt via an interface of a social networking application, running on a device of the user and managed by the social networking platform.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the prompt module provides the user with the digital prompt via an interface of an application that was used to generate the content.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

identify content from one or more messages of a group chat stored in a digital container, wherein:

the digital container is configured to store the messages for a user, participating in the group chat, who has a user account registered with a social networking platform; and

the social networking platform (1) automatically creates a primary channel for each user account that is registered with the social networking platform and (2) allows user accounts to create additional channels dedicated to social media posts relating to a particular theme;

provide the user with a digital prompt suggesting that the user create an additional channel dedicated to a theme deduced based on the identified content and add the content to the additional channel;

receive user input accepting the suggestion; and

in response to receiving the user input, create the additional channel and add the content to the additional channel.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the computer-readable instructions further suggest, via the digital prompt, a name for the channel.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 30, 2022
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 059544/0135 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FIRST CONVEYING PARTY NAME ALSO RECEIVING PARTY NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049026 FRAME: 0832. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 18, 2022
From: UNDERWOOD, PATRICK JOSEPH ROARK; TEEHAN, GEOFF DAVID JOSEPH; KEDENBURG, GEORGE LEWIS, III; HOLLAND, JASON
To: FACEBOOK, INC.
Reel/Frame 059232/0249 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2019
From: TEEHAN, PATRICK JOSEPH ROARK; TEEHAN, GEOFF DAVID JOSEPH; KEDENBURG III, GEORGE LEWIS; HOLLAND, JASON
To: FACEBOOK, INC.,
Reel/Frame 049026/0832 →
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