IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,171,910
Granted Patent B2
US 11,171,910 · App. 16/733,185 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Social network status

Inventors: Ryan Michael O'Rourke (San Francisco, CA); Henry Ming Wu (San Francisco, CA); Michael Ross Lewis (San Francisco, CA); Kuan-Yu Tseng (San Francisco, CA); Tae Dong Kim (Menlo Park, CA); Zhisheng Huang (San Mateo, CA)
Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
H04L51/32G06F9/542G06F16/9535G06Q50/01H04L51/02H04L51/10H04L51/20H04L51/24H04L67/22H04L67/26H04L67/306H04W4/027H04W4/029
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Patent No.
US 11,171,910
App. No.
16/733,185
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and techniques are described that enable users to interact and share content through a social network application and/or service with other users. A social networking system may determine that a first application and a second application are installed on a device and are both useable to share content between a first account and one or more contact accounts. The social networking system may receive content associated with the first application and the second application and may generate a notification associated with the content. The social networking system may determine which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification, and may output the notification to the determined first application and/or the second application.

Claims (79)

1. A computing system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

determining that a first application and a second application are installed on a device and are both useable to share content between a first account and one or more contact accounts;

receiving content associated with an account of the one or more contact accounts and associated with the first application and the second application;

generating a notification associated with the content;

determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification; and

outputting the notification to the determined first application or the second application.

2. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification comprises:

determining that the first application is in a foreground of the device;

determining whether the first application is displaying a conversation associated with content;

when the first application is in the foreground and displaying the conversation associated with the content, displaying the content in the conversation and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application and second application; and

when the first application is in the foreground and not displaying the conversation associated with the content, delivering the notification to the first application and refraining from displaying the notification in the second application.

3. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification comprises:

determining that the first application is not in a foreground of the device;

determining whether the second application is in the foreground of the device;

when the second application is determined to not be in the foreground, delivering the notification to the second application, and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application;

when the second application is determined to be in the foreground, determining whether the second application is displaying a conversation associated with content;

when the second application is determined to be in the foreground and displaying the conversation associated with the content, displaying the content in the conversation and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application and second application; and

when the second application is determined to be in the foreground and not displaying the conversation associated with the content, delivering the notification to the second application and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application.

4. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification includes at least one of:

selecting the second application when the content is associated with a first contact account of the one or more contact accounts, the first contact account being associated with a designated list of contact accounts, and

selecting the first application when the content is associated with a second contact account of the one or more contact accounts, the second contact account not being associated with the designated list of contact accounts.

5. The computing system of claim 4 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification includes:

determining the first application is in a foreground of the device; and

delivering the notification to the first application and refraining from displaying the notification in the second application.

6. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification is done at the device.

7. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the notification comprises at least one of a banner notification, a lock screen notification, a badge count notification, or a notification center notification.

8. A method comprising:

determining that a first application and a second application are installed on a device and are both useable to share content between a first account and one or more contact accounts;

receiving content associated with an account of the one or more contact accounts and associated with the first application and the second application;

generating a notification associated with the content;

determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification; and

outputting the notification to the determined first application or the second application.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification comprises:

determining that the first application is in a foreground of the device;

determining whether the first application is displaying a conversation associated with content;

when the first application is in the foreground and displaying the conversation associated with the content, displaying the content in the conversation and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application and second application; and

when the first application is in the foreground and not displaying the conversation associated with the content, delivering the notification to the first application and refraining from displaying the notification in the second application.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification comprises:

determining that the first application is not in a foreground of the device;

determining whether the second application is in the foreground of the device;

when the second application is determined to not be in the foreground, delivering the notification to the second application, and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application;

when the second application is determined to be in the foreground, determining whether the second application is displaying a conversation associated with content;

when the second application is determined to be in the foreground and displaying the conversation associated with the content, displaying the content in the conversation and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application and second application; and

when the second application is determined to be in the foreground and not displaying the conversation associated with the content, delivering the notification to the second application and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification includes at least one of:

selecting the second application when the content is associated with a first contact account of the one or more contact accounts, the first contact account being associated with a designated list of contact accounts, and

selecting the first application when the content is associated with a second contact account of the one or more contact accounts, the second contact account not being associated with the designated list of contact accounts.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification includes:

determining the first application is in a foreground of the device; and

delivering the notification to the first application and refraining from displaying the notification in the second application.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification is done at the device.

14. A method comprising:

determining that a first application and a second application are installed on a device and are both useable to share content between a first account and one or more contact accounts;

receiving content associated with an account of the one or more contact accounts and associated with the first application and the second application;

determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present a notification associated with the received content;

generating a notification associated with the content for the determined first application or second application and refraining from generating a notification associated with the content for the first application or second application not determined to use to present the notification; and

outputting the notification to the determined first application or the second application.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification comprises:

determining that the first application is in a foreground of the device;

determining whether the first application is displaying a conversation associated with content;

when the first application is in the foreground and displaying the conversation associated with the content, displaying the content in the conversation and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application and second application; and

when the first application is in the foreground and not displaying the conversation associated with the content, delivering the notification to the first application and refraining from displaying the notification in the second application.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification comprises:

determining that the first application is not in a foreground of the device;

determining whether the second application is in the foreground of the device;

when the second application is determined to not be in the foreground, delivering the notification to the second application, and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application;

when the second application is determined to be in the foreground, determining whether the second application is displaying a conversation associated with content;

when the second application is determined to be in the foreground and displaying the conversation associated with the content, displaying the content in the conversation and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application and second application; and

when the second application is determined to be in the foreground and not displaying the conversation associated with the content, delivering the notification to the second application and refraining from displaying the notification in the first application.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification comprises:

selecting the second application when the content is associated with a first contact account of the one or more contact accounts, the first contact account being associated with a designated list of contact accounts, and

selecting the first application when the content is associated with a second contact account of the one or more contact accounts, the second contact account not being associated with the designated list of contact accounts.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification comprises:

determining the first application is in a foreground of the device; and

delivering the notification to the first application and refraining from displaying the notification in the second application.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the determining which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification is done at the device.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the notification comprises at least one of a banner notification, a lock screen notification, a badge count notification, or a notification center notification.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 5, 2022
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 059855/0899 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2020
From: O'ROURKE, RYAN MICHAEL; WU, HENRY MING; LEWIS, MICHAEL ROSS; KIM, TAE DONG; HUANG, ZHISHENG; TSENG, KUAN-YU
To: FACEBOOK, INC.
Reel/Frame 052993/0740 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62909743 · Oct 2, 2019
Related Publication 20210105244A1 · Apr 8, 2021