KR101774914B1 - Systems and methods for multiple photo feed stories - Google Patents

Abstract

In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a designation of one or more items of digital media; Receiving communications relating to one or more items of digital media; Associating one or more items of digital media with the communication based on the designation; And setting personal information levels for one or more items of communication and digital media on the social networking system based on the personal information settings of the user on the social networking system.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE PHOTO FEED STORIES [0001]

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Serial No. 13 / 565,594, filed on August 2, 2012, the content of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

The present invention relates to the field of social networking. More particularly, the present invention provides a technique for selecting multiple images within the user interface of a social networking system.

Internet social networking is becoming an important phenomenon. Social networks often allow Internet users to create accounts and user profiles for free and interact with other users of social networks. The social network user may obtain a connection to another user's profile by requesting to add him or her as a friend. Once approved, a "friendship relationship " typically allows both users to access each other's profiles and content published on their profiles. Friends' posts can appear as news stories within each other's news feeds, and friends can generally comment on each other's news stories. Social network users usually collect groups of friends or groups of followers they interact with. Often, most of the information on your profile is accessible only by your friends.

Social networks are increasingly sophisticated for users. The initial social network was merely providing a simple interface for users to communicate or post messages. Now, on many social networks, users can share many different types of content or interact with each other's content in a variety of ways. Content shared on a social network may include digital media such as images. Users can collect albums containing photos and other content and share their albums with their friends. Because of their shared nature, current social networks are becoming a popular means for many people to share photos and other media content.

In addition, as technology evolves, social networks are introducing tools for connecting to social networking systems from a growing variety of technology platforms. Initially, the user interface of the social networking system was designed with the desktop web browser in mind, as most users had access to the Internet exclusively with desktop computers. However, the exponential growth of mobile computing has enabled Internet access from a variety of different devices and platforms.
An example of a related background art is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0214180, entitled " Social Network Application for Processing Image or Video Data from Wireless Devices of Users and Methods of Operation ", published on September 13, 2007 , United States Patent Application Publication No. US2009 / 0327885, entitled " Life Recorder and Sharing ", published on December 31, 2009, entitled "Dynamically Providing a Feed of U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US2010 / 0146443, entitled " Stories About a User of a Social Networking System ", published on November 25, 2010 and entitled " Configuring Channels for Sharing Media " U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US2012 / 0110474, published on May 3, 2012, entitled " Content Sharing Interface for Sharing Content in Social Networks, " This "social network Service Device and Service Method thereof ", Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0087242.

Because each technology platform has different technical capabilities and limitations, customized social network interfaces are needed for a particular platform.

In order to facilitate searching within the photo browsing interface of a social networking system, embodiments of the present invention include a system, method and computer readable medium for facilitating selection of a plurality of photos within an interface of a social networking system. A designation of a first image is received from at least one of a single-image view and a camera view. Based on that designation, a first image is added to the communication.

In one embodiment, the first image may be received from the camera. The first image may be received from a social networking system or from a dedicated camera application. A single image view can be a gallery view.

In one embodiment, communication may be provided to the social networking system. The communication may include text associated with the first image. In another embodiment, termination of assignment of the first image for sharing may be received. The first image may be removed from the communication. A designation of a second image for sharing may be received. A designation of a second image for sharing may be received. A second image may be added to the communication.

In one embodiment, the receipt of the assignment of the first image for sharing may be based on a user selection of the checkmark option. The receipt of the assignment of the first image for sharing may be based on the user selection of the shared shutter option. The receipt of the assignment of the first image for sharing may be based on voice commands. The receipt of the assignment of the first image for sharing may be based on interaction with the input mechanism. The input mechanism may be a touch screen or a pointing device.

In one embodiment, a reference indicating the number of images designated for sharing may be displayed. The displayed number can be increased when additional images for sharing are specified.

In another embodiment, the communication and the privacy level of the designated images are based on the privacy settings selected by the user. The privacy level of the communication and the designated images will be the same within the social networking system. The user can select a privacy setting that allows only the user to communicate and access the designated image. Alternatively, the user can select a privacy setting that allows his friends on the social networking system to communicate and access designated images.

In an alternative embodiment, the communication and the designated images may include tag data identifying one or more persons on the social networking system. The privacy level of the communication and the designated image is adjusted according to one or more persons identified in the tag data. Based on the privacy settings selected by the user, the tagged person can access the communication and the designated image. Or alternatively, friends of the tagged person can also communicate and access the designated image.

Many other features and embodiments of the present invention will become apparent from the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description.

Included in this specification.

1 illustrates a network diagram of a system for selecting multiple images within a user interface of a social networking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A illustrates copying a picture of a user of a social networking system with his digital camera to his computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2B illustrates a user accessing a user interface for uploading a photo to a social networking system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
2C shows a photograph uploaded to a social networking system and displayed in a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2d illustrates a user applying a plurality of edits to a photo to produce a modified photo in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
3A shows a camera view within the interface of a camera application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3B illustrates a gallery view in the interface of a camera application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
3C illustrates a message creation view within the interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4A illustrates a home screen view within the interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4B illustrates a camera view within an interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4C illustrates a message creation view in the interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
5A illustrates a gallery view within an interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5B illustrates a thumbnail view within an interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
5C illustrates a message composition view in the interface of a social networking application on a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 illustrates a process for selecting multiple images in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
7A illustrates a camera view within an interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7B illustrates a gallery view in an interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
7C illustrates a thumbnail view within an interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
7D illustrates a zooming effect in a gallery view within an interface of a social networking application on a mobile device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 shows a process for displaying an animation that represents user customization of an image for sharing.
Figure 9 illustrates an example of a computer system that may be used to implement one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein.
10A illustrates a gallery view in which a person on a social networking system is tagged in an image according to an embodiment of the disclosed subject matter.
10B shows a thumbnail view in which a number of images are assigned according to an embodiment of the disclosed subject matter.
10C illustrates a message composition view in which communication is associated with a plurality of images to which a number of people on a social networking system are tagged according to an embodiment of the disclosed subject matter.
10D shows a personal information setting view in which the personal information level of the communication and associated images is selected by the user according to an embodiment of the disclosed subject matter.
The drawings illustrate various embodiments of the invention for purposes of illustration and use like reference numerals to identify like elements. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that alternative embodiments of the configurations and methods illustrated in the figures may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention disclosed herein from the following discussion It will be recognizable.

Social Networking System - General Introduction

1 is a network diagram of a system 100 for selecting multiple images within a mobile user interface of a social networking system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The system 100 includes one or more user devices 110, one or more external systems 120, a social networking system 130, and a network 150. For purposes of illustration, an embodiment of the system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a single external system 120 and a single user device 110. However, in other embodiments, the system 100 may include more user devices 110 and / or more external systems 120. In a particular embodiment, the social networking system 130 is operated by a social networking provider, while the external system 120 is distinct from a social networking system in that it can be operated by other entities. However, in various embodiments, the social networking system 130 and the external system 120 operate in connection with providing social networking services to users (or members) of the social networking system 130. In this sense, the social networking system 130 provides a platform or backbone that other systems, such as the external system 120, can use to provide social networking services and functionality to users over the Internet.

User device 110 includes one or more computing devices capable of receiving input from a user and transmitting and receiving data over network 150. [ In one embodiment, the user device 110 is a conventional computer system running, for example, a Microsoft Windows compatible operating system (OS), Apple OS X, and / or Linux distribution. In another embodiment, the user device 110 may be a device having computer functions such as a smart phone, a tablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, and the like. The user device 110 is configured to communicate via the network 150. User device 110 may execute an application, such as a browser application, that enables a user of user device 110 to interact with social networking system 130, for example. In another embodiment, the user device 110 interacts with the social networking system 130 via an application programming interface (API) provided by the native operating system of the user device 110, such as iOS4 and ANDROID. The user device 110 is configured to communicate with the external system 120 and the social networking system 130 via the network 150 and the network 150 may be a local area network using a wired and / And may include any combination of wide area networks.

In one embodiment, the network 150 uses standard communication technologies and protocols. Thus, the network 150 may include links using technologies such as Ethernet, 802.11, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX), 3G, 4G, CDMA, GSM, LTE, DSL (digital subscriber line) Similarly, the networking protocol used in the network 150 may be a multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), a transmission control protocol / internet protocol (TCP / IP), a user datagram protocol (UDP), a hypertext transport protocol protocol, a file transfer protocol (FTP), and the like. The data exchanged through the network 150 may be expressed using a technology and / or format including hypertext markup language (HTML) and extensible markup language (XML). In addition, all or some of the links may be encrypted using conventional encryption techniques such as secure sockets layer (SSL), transport layer security (TLS), and Internet Protocol security (IPsec).

In one embodiment, the user device 110 may access the external system 120 by processing the markup language document 114 received from the social networking system 130 from the external system 120 and using the browser application 112 120 and / or the content from the social networking system 130. The markup language document 114 identifies one or more commands that describe the content and the formatting or presentation of the content. By executing the instructions contained in the markup language document 114, the browser application 112 displays the identified content using the format or representation described by the markup language document 114. For example, the markup language document 114 includes instructions for creating and displaying a web page having a plurality of frames including text and / or image data retrieved from the external system 120 and the social networking system 130 . In various embodiments, the markup language document 114 includes a data file that contains XML data, extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML) data, or other markup language data. In addition, the markup language document 114 may include JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) data, JSONP (JSON with padding), JavaScript data, and the like to facilitate data exchange between the external system 120 and the user device 110. [ . ≪ / RTI > The browser application 112 on the user device 110 may use a JavaScript compiler to decode the markup language document 114. [

The markup language document 114 may also include or be coupled to an application or application framework, such as a FLASH ^TM or Unity ^TM application, a SilverLight ^TM application framework, or the like.

In one embodiment, the user device 110 also includes one or more cookies 116 that contain data indicating whether a user of the user device 110 is being logged into the social networking system 130, It may be possible to customize the data communicated from the system 130 to the user device 110. In one embodiment, the user device 110 also includes an image processing module 118, a camera 124, and a storage module 126.

The external system 120 includes one or more web servers including one or more web pages 122a, 122b communicated to the user device 110 using the network 150. [ The external system 120 is separate from the social networking system 130. For example, the external system 120 is associated with a first domain, while the social networking system 130 is associated with a separate social networking domain. The web pages 122a and 122b included in the external system 120 include a markup language document 114 including instructions for identifying the content and specifying the formatting or presentation of the identified content.

The social networking system 130 includes one or more computing devices for a social network that includes a plurality of users and provides users of the social network with communication and interaction capabilities with other users of the social network. In some examples, a social network may be represented by a graph, a data structure that includes edges and nodes. Other data structures, including but not limited to databases, objects, classes, meta elements, files or any other data structures, may also be used to represent the social network.

Users may subscribe to the social networking system 130 and then add connections to any number of other users of the social networking system 130 that they want to connect to. The term "friend" as used herein refers to any other user of the social networking system 130 where the user forms a connection, association or relationship through the social networking system 130. For example, in one embodiment, if a user of social networking system 130 is represented as a node in a social graph, the term "friend " may refer to an edge formed between two user nodes and directly connecting two user nodes.

The connection may be explicitly added by the user or automatically generated by the social networking system 130 based on the common characteristics of the user (e.g., users who are graduates of the same educational institution). For example, the first user specifically selects a particular other user to be a friend. The connections within the social networking system 130 are typically both, but not necessarily, and therefore the terms "user" and "friend" The connection between users of the social networking system 130 may be bi-directional ("two-way") or "mutual", but the connection may also be one-way or "one-way". For example, if Bob and Joe are both users of the social networking system 130 and connected to each other, Bob and Joe are each other's connections. On the other hand, Bob wants to be connected to the group in order to browse the data communicated to the social networking system 130 by the group, but if the group does not want to form the interconnection, a one-way connection can be formed. The connection between users can be a direct connection; However, some embodiments of the social networking system 130 allow the connection to be indirect through one or more connection levels or isolation.

In addition to forming and managing connections between users and allowing interaction between users, the social networking system 130 may allow users to take actions on the various types of items supported by the social networking system 130 Provide the ability. These items may include groups or networks (i.e., social networks of people, entities and concepts) to which a user of the social networking system 130 may belong, events or calendar entries that the user may be interested in, social networking system 130, A transaction that allows a user to sell or purchase an item via a service provided by or through the social networking system 130, and a transaction that allows the user to use the social networking system 130 130 may include interaction with advertisements that may be performed by a user. These are just some examples of items that a user can make with the social networking system 130, and many others are possible. A user may interact with anything that may be represented in an external system 120 that is separate from, or coupled to, the social networking system 130 or the social networking system 130.

The social networking system 130 may also connect various entities. For example, the social networking system 130 allows a user to interact with an external system 120 or other entities, as well as with each other via an API, web service, or other communication channel. The social networking system 130 generates and manages a "social graph" that includes a plurality of nodes interconnected by a plurality of edges. Each node in the social graph can act on other nodes and / or represent entities that can be acted upon by other nodes. A social graph can include various types of nodes. Examples of node types include users, non-person entities, content items, web pages, groups, activities, messages, concepts, and any others that can be represented by objects in the social networking system 130. An edge between two nodes in a social graph may represent a particular type of connection or association between two nodes that may be the result of an action that has been performed on the other node from the node relationship or by one of the nodes. In some cases, the edges between the nodes may be weighted. The weight of an edge may represent an attribute associated with an edge, such as the strength of a connection or association between nodes. Different weights may be provided for different types of edges. For example, an edge created when a user "likes" another user may be given a weight of 1, whereas an edge generated when a user is a friend of another user may be given a different weight.

For example, if the first user identifies the second user as a friend, an edge is created in the social graph that connects the node representing the first user and the second node representing the second user. As the various nodes associate or interact with each other, the social networking system 130 modifies the edges connecting the various nodes to reflect their relationships and interactions.

The social networking system 130 also includes user-generated content to enhance the user's interaction with the social networking system 130. The user-generated content may include anything that a user may add, upload, transmit or "publish" to the social networking system 130. For example, a user communicates a post from the user device 110 to the social networking system 130. The post may include data such as status updates or other textual data, location information, images such as photos, video, links, music or other appropriate data and / or media. The content may also be added to the social networking system 130 by a third party. The content "item" is represented as an object within the social networking system 130. In this manner, a user of the social networking system 130 is encouraged to communicate with each other by posting text and content items of various types of media through various communication channels. Such communication increases the user's interaction with each other and increases the number of times the user interacts with the social networking system.

The social networking system 130 includes a web server 132, an API request server 134, a user profile store 136, a connection store 138, an activity logger 140, an activity log 142, an authentication server 144, And an image processing module 146. In an embodiment of the present invention, the social networking system 130 may include additional components, fewer components, or other components for various applications. Other components, such as network interfaces, security mechanisms, load balancers, fault handling servers, management and network operations consoles, etc., are not shown in order not to obscure the configuration of the system.

The user account store 136 may include a user account store 136 that includes other types of descriptive information, such as life information, demographic information, and career, education, hobbies, preferences, location, etc., as declared by the user or inferred by the social networking system 130, Manage information about accounts. This information is stored in the user account store 136 such that each user is uniquely identified. The social networking system 130 also stores data describing one or more connections between different users in the connection store 138. The connection information may refer to users having similar or common experiences, group memberships, hobbies, or education. In addition, the social networking system 130 includes a user-defined connection between different users, which allows users to specify their relationship with other users. For example, a user-defined connection allows a user to create a relationship with other users that is similar to the user's real-life relationship, such as a friend, co-worker, partner, or the like. The user can select a connection type from the default connection type or define their connection type as needed. Connections to other nodes in the social networking system 130, such as non-person entities, buckets, cluster centers, images, interests, pages, external systems, concepts,

The social networking system 130 manages data about the objects with which the user can interact. In order to manage this data, the user account store 136 and the connection store 138 store examples of corresponding types of objects managed by the social networking system 130. Each object type has an information field that is appropriate for storing information appropriate to the object type. For example, the user account store 136 includes a data structure with fields appropriate to describe the user ' s account and information associated with the user account. When a new object of a particular type is created, the social networking system 130 initializes a new data structure of that type, assigns a unique object identifier to it, and begins to add data to the object as needed. This may occur, for example, when a user becomes a user of the social networking system 130, and the social networking system 130 creates a new instance of the user profile in the user account store 136, assigns a unique identifier to the user account , And begins to add information provided by the user to the user account field.

The connection store 138 includes a data structure suitable for describing a user's connection to another user, a connection with an external system 120, or a connection with another entity. The connection store 138 may also associate a connection type with a user's connection, which may be used with the user's privacy settings to control access to information about the user. In an embodiment of the invention, the user account store 136 and the connection store 138 may be implemented as a federated database.

The data stored in the connection store 138, the user account store 136 and the activity log 142 are used by the social networking system 130 to connect nodes and nodes that identify various objects to identify relationships among different objects You can create a social graph that uses the edge to be used. For example, if a first user establishes a connection with a second user in the social networking system 130, the user accounts of the first user and the second user from the user account store 136 may act as nodes in the social graph can do. The connection between the first user and the second user stored by the connection store 138 is an edge between the first user and the node associated with the second user. Continuing with this example, the second user may then send a message to the first user in the social networking system 130. The act of transmitting a message may be another edge between two nodes in the social graph representing the first user and the second user, and may be stored. Additionally, the message itself may be identified and included as another node connected to the node representing the first user and the second user in the social graph.

As another example, a first user may tag a second user in an image managed by the social networking system 130 (or alternatively in an image managed by another system external to the social networking system 130). The image may itself be represented as a node of the social networking system 130. This tag action not only creates an edge between the first user and the second user, but also can create an edge between each user and another node in the social graph. As another example, if a user confirms attendance at an event, the user and event are nodes obtained from the user account store 136, while event attendance is an edge between nodes that can be retrieved from the activity log 142. [ By creating and managing social graphs, the social networking system 130 includes data describing many different types of objects and interactions and connections between these objects, providing a rich source of social-related information. do.

Web server 132 connects social networking system 130 to one or more user devices 110 and / or one or more external systems 120 via network 150. Web server 132 services web pages as well as other web-related content such as Java, JavaScript, Flash, XML, and the like. Web server 132 may include a mail server and other messaging functionality for receiving and routing messages between social networking system 130 and one or more user devices 110. [ The message may be an instant message, a queued message (e.g., email), a text and SMS message, or any other suitable messaging format.

The API request server 134 allows one or more external systems 120 and user devices 110 to invoke connection information from the social networking system 130 by invoking one or more API functions. The API request server 134 also allows the external system 120 to send information to the social networking system 130 by calling the API. In one embodiment, the external system 120 sends an API request to the social networking system 130 via the network 150, and the API request server 134 receives the API request. The API request server 134 processes the request by calling the API associated with the API request to generate an appropriate response for the API request server 134 to communicate to the external system 120 via the network 150. [ For example, in response to an API request, the API request server 134 collects data associated with a user, such as a user connection recorded in the external system 120, and communicates the collected data to the external system 120. In another embodiment, the user device 110 communicates with the social networking system 130 via an API in the same manner as the external system 120.

The behavior logger 140 may receive communications from the web server 132 regarding user actions within and / or outside the social networking system 130. The behavior logger 140 stores information about user behavior in the activity log 132 so that the social networking system 130 can find various actions taken by the user both within the social networking system 130 and outside the social networking system 130 ). Any action that a particular user takes on other nodes of the social networking system 130 may be associated with each user's account through activity log 142 or similar database or other information maintained in a data store. Examples of behaviors that are taken, identified and stored by a user within the social networking system 130 include, for example, adding a connection with another user, sending a message to another user, reading a message from another user, Including viewing other content related to another user, participating in an event posted by another user, posting an image, attempting to post an image, or interacting with other users or other objects can do. When a user takes an action in the social networking system 130, the action is recorded in the activity log 142. [ In one embodiment, the social networking system 130 maintains an activity log 142 as a database of entries. When an action is taken within the social networking system 130, an entry of the action is added to the activity log 142. The activity log 142 may be referred to as an activity log.

Additionally, the user action may be associated with concepts and behaviors that occur within an entry outside the social networking system 130, such as an external system 132 that is separate from the social networking system 130. For example, the behavior log 140 may receive data from the web server 132 that describes the user's interaction with the external system 120. In this example, the external system 120 reports the user's interaction in accordance with the structured actions and objects in the social graph.

Another example of a user interacting with an external system 120 is one in which a user expresses interest in an external system 120 or other entity, a user interacts with an external system 120 or a web page in an external system 120 Posting to the social networking system 130 a comment discussing the external system 120, a user publishing a URL or other identifier associated with the external system 120 to the social networking system 130, Participating in an event associated with external system 120, or any other action by a user associated with external system 120. [ The activity log 142 may include an act of explaining the interaction between a user of the social networking system 130 and an external system 120 that is separate from the social networking system 130. [

The authentication server 144 enforces one or more privacy settings of the user of the social networking system 130. The user's privacy settings determine how specific information associated with the user can be shared. The personal information setting includes specification of the specific information associated with the user and specification of the entity or entities with which information can be shared. Examples of entities for which information may be shared may include other users, applications, external systems 120, or any entity that may potentially access the information. The information that may be shared by the user includes the profile photo, a phone number associated with the user, user account information such as user connections, actions taken by the user, such as adding a connection and changing user profile information.

The privacy setting specification can be provided at different levels of detail. For example, the privacy settings may identify specific information to be shared with other users; The privacy settings identify a specific set of related information, such as profile pictures, business phone numbers or personal information including home phone numbers and status. Alternatively, the privacy settings can be applied to all information associated with the user. The specification of entity sets that can access specific information can also be specified at various levels of detail. The set of various entities for which information may be shared may include, for example, all of a user's friends, all friends of friends, all applications, or all external systems 120. One embodiment allows a specification of an entity set to include an enumeration of entities. For example, a user may provide a list of external systems 120 that are allowed to access specific information. Another embodiment allows a specification to include an entity set with an exception that is not allowed to access the information. For example, a user may specify a list of external systems 120 that allow all external systems 120 to access the user's workplace information, but which are not allowed to access workplace information. Certain embodiments call a list of exceptions that are not allowed to access specific information as a "blacklist ". The external system 120 belonging to the black list specified by the user is blocked from accessing the information specified in the personal information setting. Various combinations of the details of the information specification and the details of the entity specification in which the information is shared are possible. For example, all personal information can be shared with friends, while all job information can be shared with friends of friends.

Authentication server 144 includes logic for determining whether specific information associated with a user can be accessed by a user's friend, external system 120, and / or other applications and entities. The external system 120 may require authentication from the authentication server 144 to access the more personal and sensitive information of the user, such as the user's business telephone number. Based on the user's personal information settings, the authentication server 144 may determine whether access to information associated with the user is allowed, including information about other users, external systems 120, applications, or other entities, .

The image processing module 146 of the social networking system 130 and the image processing module 118 of the user device 110 provide image management capabilities. In an embodiment, the image processing module 118 receives an image provided to the user device 110 from an image captured by the camera 124 in the user device 110 or from another source. The image may be stored in the storage module 126 within the user device 110. The user input applied to the user device 110 may be designated by the storage module 126 to share the image, added to the message, and provided to the social networking system 130. The ability to specify images to share is described in more detail below.

Select multiple photos

Users can take advantage of the shared features and functionality of the social networking system to upload and share digital images. A user of the social networking system 130 may have a feature that stands out on his profile and upload a profile picture identifying him or her to other users. The user can also upload a cover image that can be displayed as a banner across the top of the user's profile. In addition to profile and cover images, users can upload images to share with other users, such as event photos, illustrations, professional photographer portfolios, natural photos, or any other type of digital image.

Figures 2a-2d illustrate the online photo sharing functionality of the social networking system 130 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2A, user Brady Carr copies the photo 202 taken by his digital camera 203 to his computer 201. In FIG. 2B, Brady car connects to user interface 204 to upload the photo 202 to social networking system 130. The Brady car selects the upload option 205 within the user interface 204 to browse the location of the picture on the local storage of his computer 201. [ He finds the picture 202 and selects the "OK" option 206. In FIG. 2C, the photo 202 is uploaded to the social networking system 130 and displayed within the user interface 204. The user interface 204 of FIG. 2C includes a photo editing panel 207 with a toolbar option 208. In Figure 2d, Brady car applies a number of edits to the photo (202) to create a modified photo (209). This editing includes a 90 degree rotation indicated by a "rotate" button 210, a crop indicated by a "crop" button 211, a blur indicated by a "blur" . BradyCar can terminate and submit edits by selecting the "Save" option.

With the advent of mobile devices that include embedded cameras and are connected to wireless networks, photo sharing is becoming an increasingly important feature of social networking systems. 2a-2d, Brady takes a picture 202 with a digital camera 203, transfers the wired connection from the digital camera 203 to the computer 201 using that picture 202, Sharing the photo 202 by uploading the photo 202 from the social networking system 130 to the social networking system 130. However, a camera-enabled mobile device can make the photo sharing process easier. The operator of the social networking system 130 may provide a social networking application to the mobile device to allow the user to easily upload photos directly from his mobile device. In addition, people can take mobile devices such as smartphones more often than carry their own cameras, so they can have the opportunity to take pictures and share it more frequently.

The camera of the mobile device may be used to capture an image from a dedicated camera application or a social networking application on the mobile device. The image captured by the camera may be stored in a local storage module in the mobile device, such as storage module 126, for future use. Images captured by the camera or other images stored in a local storage module in the mobile device may be uploaded to the social networking system 130 using a social networking application. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the camera application may be launched separately from the social networking application, and an option to upload the image to the social networking system using the social networking application may be selected from the camera application. According to another embodiment, the camera may be connected from a social networking application. An image captured using a camera or otherwise stored on a mobile device may be viewed within a single-image view in which one image is displayed within the interface of the mobile device. The single-image view may be referred to as a gallery view. Alternatively, an image captured using the camera or an image stored in the mobile device may be viewed in a multi-image view in which multiple images are simultaneously displayed in a reduced form in the interface of the mobile device. Multi-image views are referred to as thumbnail views.

Figure 3A shows a camera view 311 within the interface 300 of a camera application on a mobile device 301 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the user is capturing the tree image 310 from the camera view 311 using the camera of the mobile device 301. When the shutter button 302 is pressed, the image 310 is captured and stored in a local storage module in the mobile device 301, such as the storage module 126. The user can select the gallery option 303 in the interface 300 to view the image 310 or other images stored in the mobile device 301. [ Alternatively, a single-image view can be automatically initiated with the image 310 displayed in the single-image view immediately upon image capture. According to one embodiment, the single-image view may be a gallery view.

Figure 3B illustrates a gallery view 312 in the interface 300 of the camera application on the mobile device 301 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the user is viewing the image 310 within the gallery view 312. The user selects option 304 to share the image, and this option 304 causes the sharing option menu 305 to appear. And an image sharing option 306 through a social network among the sharing options. The user may select this option and start the social networking application to provide the image 310 to the social networking system 130. [

3C shows a message composition view 314 in the interface 313 of the social networking application on the mobile device 301 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the user is creating a message containing image 310 and text 307 within message creation view 314. Text 307 "Check out this tree" is accompanied with image 310 as a caption or commentary. The user may add more images to the message by selecting additional options 309. [ The user selects the "Post" option 308 to upload the image to the social networking system 130.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the camera may be connected from a social networking application so that images captured by the camera may be more easily selected for uploading to the social networking system 130. [ 4A illustrates a home screen view 402 within an interface 400 of a social networking application on a mobile device 401 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the user starts the social networking application and the social networking application displays the news feed in the home screen view 402. [ From the options menu 403, the user selects the option 404 to connect to the function for capturing an image using the camera of the mobile device 401. Option 404 may allow a user to use the camera from the interface 400 of the social networking application.

4B illustrates a camera view 414 within a social networking interface 400 on a mobile device 401 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the user is capturing an image 405 of an airplane taking off in camera view 414. Pressing the standard shutter button 406 or the shared shutter button 407 causes the image 405 to be captured and stored in a local storage module within the mobile device 401, such as the storage module 126. If the user selects the Shared Shutter button 407, the image 405 is automatically designated as Sharing and can be used as a message or communication . Single selection prepares the image to be shared with the message. The camera view 414 remains in the interface 400 to allow the user to capture more images. The number of captured images added to the message so far is displayed in the medium with the message creation icon 409. In the example shown, two images have been added to the message so far. When the user ends the capture of the image to be shared, the user can select the message creation icon 409 and use the shared shutter button 407 to connect to the message including all captured images.

4C illustrates a message composition view 415 within interface 400 of a social networking application on mobile device 401 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the user is creating a message containing three images 418 and text 410 within the message creation view 415. [ Text 410 "Check out this plane!" Is accompanied by three images 418 in caption or commentary. The user can add more pictures to the message by selecting additional options 412. [ The user may select the 'Post' option 411 to upload three images 418 to the social networking system 130.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a user may select a gallery option 413 in the interface 400 to view images stored on the mobile device 401 in a single-image view. The single-image view may be a gallery view. 5A illustrates a gallery view 502 in an interface 500 of a social networking application on a mobile device 501 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the gallery view 502 displays a sunset image 503. The image 503 may be captured using the camera of the mobile device 501 or stored in the mobile device 501. The user can add an image to the message by selecting the checkmark option 504 to specify the image 503 to share. The user can browse the image in the gallery view 503 by touching the screen of the mobile device 501 using his or her finger, for example, and by selecting the checkmark option 504, And continue to add them to the message. In one embodiment, the user may apply editing to the currently displayed image by selecting the edit option 507, and the edit option 507 may be applied to the photo editing panel 207 (shown in FIG. 2C) You can activate a similar photo editing interface.

The number of captured images added to the message so far is displayed in the medium 505 with the message creation icon 506. [ In the illustrated example, up to now four images have been added to the message. The user may deselect the checkmark option 504 by browsing the specified image in the gallery view 502 in order to " unassign "the image sharing to remove the image from the message. The user can delete the image by selecting the delete option 520. [

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the user may select thumbnail view option 508 in interface 500 to view images stored on the device in a multi-image view. The multi-image view may be a thumbnail view. 5B illustrates a thumbnail view 509 in the interface 500 of the social networking application on mobile device 501 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The thumbnail view 509 displays the images 510, 511, 512, 513, and 514. Each image 510, 511, 512, 513 has a checkmark option to specify the image to share and add it to the message. The check mark option is checked for images that were designated as shared and not for images that were not specified as shared. In the illustrated example, images 510, 511, 512, and 513 are designated as shares, and image 514 is not designated as a share. According to an embodiment, if the number of images exceeds the available space of the thumbnail view 509, additional images may be displayed on the next page (not shown), and the user may, for example, You can connect to the next page by touching with his finger and crossing. The number of images added to the message so far is displayed in the medium 505 with the message creation icon 506. [ In the illustrated example, four images have been added to the message so far. The user can return to the gallery view 502 by selecting the return option 515. [

When the user ends the designation of an image to be shared, the user can select a message creation icon 506 in the gallery view 502 or the thumbnail view 509 to connect to a message including images for which sharing has been designated. When the user selects the message creation icon 506 from the gallery view 502 without specifying an image to be shared, the currently displayed image may be implicitly designated as sharing and automatically added to the message. When the user selects the message creation icon 506 from the thumbnail view 509 without specifying an image to be shared, the first image at the upper left of the thumbnail view 509 is implicitly assigned to share and is automatically added to the message .

5C illustrates a message composition view 521 within interface 500 of a social networking application on mobile device 501 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the user is creating a message containing four images 518 and text 516 in the message creation view 521. [ The text 516 "Great pics!" May be accompanied by four images 518 in caption or commentary. The user can add more images to the message by selecting additional options 519. [ The user may select the 'publish' option 517 to upload the three images 518 to the social networking system 130.

Figure 6 illustrates a process 600 for selecting multiple images in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. At block 601, the user device 110 receives the image. The image may be captured from a dedicated camera application or captured from a social networking application using a camera embedded in the user device 110. Alternatively, the image may be received by the user device 110 from another source. The image may be stored in the storage module 126 within the user device 110. At block 602, the user device 110 receives a designation of an image to be shared. The designation can be received from the camera view based on, for example, the user selecting the shared shutter option. Alternatively, the designation may be received from a single-image view, such as a gallery view, based on, for example, the user selecting the checkmark option. At block 603, the user device 110 automatically adds an image to the communication without having to receive any further input or commands from a user of the user device 110. With one selection you can associate an image with a communication. At block 604, the user device 110 provides communication to the social networking system 130. Process 600 may be performed in whole or in part by image processing module 118, storage module 126, or other modules of user device 110.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a user may receive a visual indication when an image is designated as sharing. While the number of images designated as shares may be displayed within the badge icon with message creation options, the user may not be aware of the increase in numbers in the badge when specifying the images to share. Since many mobile devices receive user input through the touch screen, it can often be difficult to determine whether the touch screen has sensed the selection. This is because when the touch screen is accidentally contacted by the user's finger and the touch screen detects a user's unintended selection or when the user intends to make a selection but the user's finger does not come close enough to the touch screen, Or may not be detected. Thus, it may be desirable to provide the user with confirmation of image selection in the form of animation.

7A illustrates a camera view 702 within an interface 700 of a social networking application on a mobile device 701 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Arrow 704 is shown as progressing from the center of the camera view 702, indicated by the focus frame 703, to the message creation option 705, for ease of explanation. The arrow 704 indicates that the center 703 of the camera view 702 is moved from the center of the camera view 702 to the message creation option 705 when the user specifies the image 717 to be shared by capturing the image 717 and selecting the shared shutter button 716 ≪ / RTI > is displayed. The number in the message 706 that accompanies the message creation option 705 increases reflecting the addition of the image 717 to the message.

7B illustrates a gallery view 714 in the interface 700 of the social networking application of the mobile device 701 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Arrow 708 is shown as progressing from the center of the gallery view 714 to the message creation option 709 for ease of explanation. The arrow 708 indicates a visual animation that includes movement from the center of the gallery view 714 to the message creation option 709 when the user specifies an image 718 to share by selecting the checkmark option 707. [ Is displayed. The number in the medium 710 that accompanies the message creation option 709 increases in response to the addition of the image 718 to the message.

7C illustrates a thumbnail view 715 within the interface 700 of the social networking application of the mobile device 701 according to an embodiment of the present invention. For ease of explanation, arrow 711 is shown as advancing from image 710 to message creation option 712. [ The arrow 711 indicates that a visual animation involving movement from the image 710 to the message creation option 712 when the user specifies an image 710 to share by selecting a checkmark option in the image 710 Is displayed. The number in the medium 713 that accompanies the message creation option 712 increases reflecting the addition of the image 710 to the message.

7a, 7b and 7c, the animation indicated by the arrows can be represented in various forms. According to an embodiment, the animation may include a zooming effect which appears to be progressively shrunk as a copy of the image designated as shared is displayed and it progresses from the first position on the screen to the second position on the screen. FIG. 7D illustrates the scaling effect of the gallery view 722 in the interface 720 of the social networking application on the mobile device 721 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the user specifies an image 723 to share by selecting checkmark option 724. [ If the user selects checkmark option 724, a copy 725 of image 723 is displayed. The copy 725 is initially located at the center of the gallery view 722, but progressively shrinks or shrinks toward the message creation icon 726. Once the animation is complete, the copy 725 is shrunk to the point where it disappeared, creating a visual effect indicating that the image 723 has been designated as shared and added to the message. In addition, the number in the medium 727 accompanying the message creation icon 726 increases from zero to one. After the animation ends, the image 723 may be displayed in its original form as shown.

Figure 8 illustrates a process 800 for displaying an animation that represents a user specification of an image to be shared. At block 801, the user device 110 receives an image. The image may be captured from a dedicated camera application or captured with a social networking application using a camera embedded in the user device 110. Alternatively, the image may be received by the user device 110 from another source. The image may be stored in the storage module 126 within the user device 110. At block 802, the user device 110 receives a designation of an image to be shared from a view. The designation may be received from the camera view through, for example, a user selection of a shared shutter option. Alternatively, the designation may be received from a single-image view, such as a gallery view, e.g., through a user selection of a checkmark option. Alternatively, the designation may be received from a multi-image view, such as a thumbnail view, e.g., through user selection of the image to be shared. At block 803, the user device may display an animation indicating that the image is designated as shared. The animation may include a zoom effect or any other visual element. The shrinking effect may include displaying a copy of the image and progressively shrinking or reducing the copy as the image progresses from the first location in the view to the second location in the view. The first location may be an icon representing an option used to specify the shared image. The second location may be an icon representing a message creation option. At block 804, the user device 110 provides an image to the social networking system 130. Process 800 may be performed in whole or in part by image processing module 118, storage module 126, or any other module of user device 110.

While the above examples have been described with reference to a mobile device, the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented on any type of user device 110. [ In an apparatus having a touch screen, such as a mobile device or a tablet device, the user selection of the option may be received by the user touching the location on the touch screen corresponding to the icon representing the option the user wishes to select. In a device with an input mechanism such as a pointing device, the user selection of the option may be controlled by the user manipulating the mechanism and pressing a button to move the pointer or other visual element to a position corresponding to the icon representing the option the user wishes to select Lt; / RTI > The pointing device may include a mouse, trackball device, or any mechanism for manipulating pointers on the screen. In addition, the selection of the option may be triggered by any other type of user input to the user device 110, such as a voice command.

10A illustrates a gallery view 1002 in an interface 1000 of a social networking application on a mobile device 1001 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the gallery view 1002 displays an image 1010 of a person surfing at sea. In another embodiment, the gallery view may display any type of digital media including images, video, pictures, and documents. The user can select the checkmark option 1004 to specify the image 1010 to share and add it to the message. The user may continue browsing images in the gallery view 1002, for example, by touching and traversing the screen of the mobile device 1001 using his or her fingers and selecting the checkmark option 1004 to add them to the message You can continue to specify additional images to share.

The number of captured images added so far is displayed in the medium 1005 accompanying the message creation icon 1006. [ In the example shown, four images have been added to the message so far. In order to remove the image from the message, the user can browse the designated image in the gallery view 1002 and deselect the checkmark option 1004. The user can also use the " tag " button 1020 to tag the image with the person. In image 1010, the user has tagged an image with Friend A, which is another user of the social networking system. The user can also continue browsing the image with gallery view 1002 and tag additional images with additional users using tag button 1020. [

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a user may select a thumbnail view option 1008 in the interface 1000 to view images stored on the device in a multi-image view. Figure 10B illustrates a thumbnail view 1009 in the interface 1000 of the social networking application on the mobile device 1001 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The thumbnail view 1009 displays images 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, and 1014. Each image has a checkmark for specifying the image to share and adding it to the message. The checkmark option is checked for images designated as shared, and for images not interrupted by sharing in the message, it appears as unchecked. In the example shown, images 1010, 1011, 1012, and 1013 are designated as shares, and image 1014 is not designated as a share. The number of images added to the message so far is displayed in the medium 1005 accompanying the message creation icon 1006. [ In the illustrated example, up to now four images have been added to the message. The user can return to the gallery view 1002 by selecting the return option 1015. [

When the user finishes specifying the image to be shared, the user can select the message creation icon 1006 in the gallery view 1002 or the thumbnail view 1009 and edit the message including images designated as sharing. Figure 10C illustrates a message composition view 1021 in an interface 1000 of a social networking application on mobile device 1001 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, the user is creating a message containing four images 1018 and text 1016 in the message creation view 1021. [ Text 1016 "Great Pics!" Is associated with four images 1018. The message includes a tagging display area 1023 that lists all the people tagged in the message itself or any associated images. In an exemplary embodiment, each of the images 1010, 1011, 1012, and 1013 has one unique person tagged in the image. For example, FIG. 10A shows that friend A is tagged in image 1010 (likewise, friend B is tagged in image 1011, friend C is tagged in image 1012, and friend D is tagged in image 1013). Accordingly, the tagging display area 1023 indicates that there are four tagged persons, i.e., friend A, friend B, friend C, and friend D. In addition, the user may use the " tag " button 1020 to tag an additional person in the message itself. The user can add more images to the message by selecting the Add button 1019. [ The user selects the 'publish' button 1017 to upload the message 1016 and the four images 1018 to be shared on the social networking system. The user may also select the personalization settings icon 1022 to determine the privacy level of the message and the image associated with the message when shared on the social networking system.

In one embodiment, the privacy level of the message and the privacy level of all media associated with the message are always the same. Thus, if a person on the social networking system is able to access the message, he will be able to access all the media associated with the message. Likewise, if a person on the social networking system is able to connect to any associated media, he will be able to access the reminder of the message and associated media. Fig. 10D shows a personal information setting view 1026 when the user selects the personal information setting icon 1022. Fig. The personal information level 1025 may include Me, Friends, Public, and Custom. The personal information setting view 1025 indicates that the personal information level is currently set to "I ". The level of privacy selected by the user will determine who can access the message and associated media. The privacy level can also be adjusted based on the person tagged in the message and associated media, as described in the following two examples.

In one example, the user creates a message 1016 with four associated images 1018. The user has not tagged any person in message 1016 or associated images 1018. [ If the user selects the " me "privacy setting, message 1016 and associated images 1018 will be shared only with the user. If the user selects the "friend" privacy setting, the message 1016 and associated image 1018 will be shared with the user's friends. If the user selects the "all" privacy setting, message 1016 and associated image 1018 will be shared with everyone on the social networking system. Finally, the user may select "customer" privacy settings for message 1016 and associated images 1018. [

As a second example, the user creates a message 1016 with four associated images 1018. The user tags one person in each image and thus four different people are tagged in four images 1018. [ The privacy settings for messages and associated media can be tailored to the person tagged in the message and associated media. If the user sets the privacy level of the message to "me ", he and the four tagged people will be able to access message 1016 and associated images 1018. If the user sets the privacy level of the message to "friend, " message 1016 and associated images 1018 will be shared with friends of all four tagged persons as well as the user's friend. In the "friend" setting, the message and associated images can be connected to both the user's friend and all of the friends of the four tagged persons on the social networking system.

Referring again to FIG. 10C, the message 1016 has four associated images 1018 and four tagged users in the tagging display area 1023. Message 1016 and images 1018 are only sent to the user and the message 1016 and the person (s) 1018 tagged in the images 1018, if the user selects " , User, friend A, friend B, friend C, and friend D). If the user selects the "friend" setting for the privacy level of the message 1016, the message 1016 and images 1018 will be shared with friends of both the user and the tagged person. Thus, in the exemplary embodiment, if the user has selected the "friend" personal information setting, then message 1016 and images 1018 are sent to five friend networks (i.e., user, friend A, friend B, D's Friends Network).

In another embodiment of the present invention, the tags in message 1016 and associated image 1018 are completely dynamic with respect to each other. Thus, if the user deletes the tag for the person in the message 1016, the tag for that person is also deleted in both the message 1016 itself and the associated images 1018. Likewise, if the user deletes the tag for one person in one of the associated images 1018, the tag for that person is deleted in both message 1016 and other associated images 1018. For example, the user creates a message with the same person's tag in two associated images. If the user deletes one tag for the person, the tag for the same person is automatically deleted from both images. In other words, if one of the tags for a person is deleted in message 1016 or associated images 1018, then all of the tags for the same person are deleted from message 1016 and associated images 1018.

In an alternative embodiment, when a user changes the privacy level of a message, the privacy level of the image associated with the message also changes dynamically. Likewise, if the user changes the privacy level of any of the associated images, the privacy level of the message and all other associated images will also change. In one example, the user selects a personal information setting of "I" for message 1016 and associated image 1018. If the tag for the person is deleted from either message 1016 or images 1018, then the connection to message 1016 and images 1018 will automatically be adjusted to limit the connection to the person removed from the tag . As a second example, the user selects "friend" personal information settings for message 1016 and associated images 1018. [ If a tag for a person is deleted from one of the messages 1016 and associated images 1018, then the connection to the message 1016 and images 1018 may be automated to limit access to friends of the person removed from the tag . Thus, the privacy level of the message and associated images will always remain the same even if changes are made to any of the messages or associated images.

Hardware implementation

The processes and features described above may be implemented by a wide variety of machine and computer system architectures, and in a wide variety of networks and computing environments. FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a computer system 900 that may be used to implement one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein. Computer system 900 includes a set of instructions for causing computer system 900 to perform the processes and features disclosed herein. The computer system 900 may be coupled (e.g., networked) with other machines. In a networked arrangement, the computer system 900 may operate as a server machine or client machine in a client-server network environment, or may operate as a peer machine in a peer-to-peer (distributed) network environment. In an embodiment of the present invention, the computer system 00 may be a social networking system 130, a user device 110 and an external system 120, or a combination thereof. In an embodiment of the present invention, the computer system 900 may be one of many servers that make up all or part of the social networking system 130.

Computer system 900 includes a processor 902, a cache 904, and one or more executable modules or drivers stored on a computer readable medium and executing the processes and features disclosed herein. In addition, the computer system 900 includes a high performance input / output (I / O) bus 906 and a standard I / O bus 908. The host bridge 910 couples the processor 902 to the high performance I / O bus 906 while the I / O bus bridge 912 couples the two buses 906 and 908 to each other. A system memory 914 and one or more network interfaces 918 are coupled to the high performance I / O bus 906. The computer system 900 may also include a video memory and a display device (not shown) coupled to the video memory. A mass storage device 918 and an I / O port 920 are coupled to the standard I / O bus 908. The computer system 900 may optionally include a keyboard and pointing device, a display device, or other input / output devices (not shown) coupled to a standard I / O bus 908. Collectively, these factors are reported to x86-compatible processors manufactured by Intel Corporation of Santa Clara, Calif. And Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif. But are not limited to, computer systems based on < RTI ID = 0.0 > x86-compatible < / RTI >

The operating system manages and controls the operation of the computer system 900, including the input and output of data to and from software applications (not shown). The operating system provides an interface between the software applications running on the system and the hardware components of the system. Any suitable operating system may be used, such as the LINUX operating system, the Apple Macintosh operating system available from Apple Computer Corporation of Cupertino, California, the UNIX operating system, the Microsoft® Windows® operating system, the BSD operating system, Other implementations are possible.

The elements of the computer system 00 are described in more detail below. Specifically, the network interface 916 provides communication between the computer system 900 and any wide range of networks, such as Ethernet (e.g., IEEE 802.3) networks, backplanes, and the like. The mass storage device 918 provides persistent storage for data and program instructions to perform the above-described processes and features implemented by the discrete computing system identified above, while the system memory 914 (e.g., DRAM) provides temporary storage of data and program instructions when executed by processor 902. [ I / O port 920 may be one or more serial and / or parallel communication ports that provide for communication between additional peripherals that may be coupled to computer system 900.

Computer system 900 may include various system structures, and various components of computer system 900 may be rearranged. For example, the cache 904 may be on-chip with the processor 902. Alternatively, cache 904 and processor 902 may be packaged together as a "processor module" with a processor 902 called a "processor core. &Quot; In addition, certain embodiments of the present invention may or may not require all of the elements described above. For example, peripheral devices coupled to a standard I / O bus 908 may be coupled to a high performance I / O bus 906. Also, in some embodiments, only a single bus may be present and the components of computer system 900 may be coupled to that single bus. In addition, the computer system 900 may include additional components such as additional processors, storage devices, or memories.

In general, the processes and features disclosed herein may be implemented as a part of an operating system or a specific application, a component, a program, an object, a module, or a series of instructions called a "program ". For example, one or more programs may be used to execute the particular process described herein. The program includes one or more instructions in various memory and storage devices of computer system 900 to cause computer system 900 to perform operations that execute the processes and features disclosed herein when typically executed by one or more processors . The processes and features disclosed herein may be implemented in software, firmware, hardware (e.g., application specific integrated circuits), or any combination thereof.

In one implementation, the processes and features disclosed herein are implemented as a series of executable modules that are executed by the computer system 900 individually or collectively in a distributed computing environment. The modules described above may be implemented by hardware, a computer readable medium (or machine readable medium), or a combination thereof. For example, the modules may include a plurality of or a series of instructions to be executed by a processor of a hardware system, such as processor 902. Initially, a series of instructions may be stored on a storage device, such as mass storage device 918. However, a series of instructions may be stored on any suitable computer readable storage medium. In addition, the set of instructions need not be stored locally, but may be received from a remote storage device, such as a server on the network, via the network interface 916. The instructions are copied from the storage device, such as the mass storage device 918, to the system memory 914 and then accessed and executed by the processor 902.

Examples of computer readable media include volatile and non-volatile memory devices; Solid state memory; PROFIBUS and other removable disks; Hard disk drive; Magnetic media; Optical media (e.g., CD ROMS (Compact Dist Read-Only Memory), DVD (Digital Versatile Disk)); Or other similar non-transient (or transient), type (or non-type) storage medium, or a computer system 900 for carrying out one or more of the processes and features disclosed herein But is not limited to, any type of medium suitable for storing, encoding, or communicating a series of instructions for execution by the computer.

For purposes of explanation, numerous specific features are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the specification. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the disclosed embodiments may be practiced without these specific features. In some instances, modules, structures, processes, features, and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the description. In another example, functional block diagrams and flowcharts are shown to illustrate data and logic flows. Block diagrams, and components (e.g., modules, blocks, structures, devices, features, etc.) of the flowchart illustrations may be variously combined, separated, removed, rearranged Can be replaced.

References to "an embodiment", "an embodiment", "another embodiment", "a series of embodiments" and the like in this specification are not necessarily all referring to the specific features, Which is included in the embodiment. For example, the phrase "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various portions of the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. In addition, regardless of whether or not there has been a clear mention of "an embodiment ", some of the disclosed features may be variously combined or embodied in the embodiments as well as variously omitted in other embodiments. Likewise, various features are disclosed that may be preferred or requirements for some embodiments, but not for other embodiments.

The language used herein is selected primarily for readability and instructional purposes and may not be selected to limit or limit the gist of the invention. The scope of the invention is, therefore, not to be limited by the Detailed Description, but on the basis of which it is limited by the claims herein. Therefore, the disclosure of the embodiments of the present invention is intended to clearly illustrate the invention, not to limit the scope of the invention, and the scope of the invention is set forth in the following claims.

Claims (20)

Receiving, by the computing device, a designation of one or more items of digital media from a user;
Receiving, by a computing device, communications from a user associated with one or more items of digital media;
Receiving, by a computing device, a user-selected personal information level associated with one or more items of communication and digital media from a user;
Associating, by the computing device, one or more items of digital media with the communication based on the designation;
Identifying, by a computing device, from the user, one or more persons on the social networking system and receiving tag data associated with one or more items of communication or digital media; And
The computing device determines, based on the personal information level selected by the user, the social graph information managed by the social networking system, and the personal information setting specification based in part on one or more persons identified in the tag data, And setting privacy levels for one or more items of communication and digital media. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the personal information level allows only a connection to one or more items of digital media and the communication by a user on a social networking system. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the personal information level allows only the user on the social networking system and the friends of the user to access the communication and one or more items of digital media. delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising adjusting personal information levels for one or more items of the communication and digital media based on the one or more persons identified in the tag data. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the step of adjusting the personal information level further comprises allowing the communication by the one or more persons identified in the tag data and the connection to one or more items of the digital media to a computer for a plurality of photo supply stories Implemented method. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein adjusting the personal information level further comprises allowing the contacts of one or more persons identified in the tag data to access the one or more items of communication and digital media for a plurality of photo feed stories A computer implemented method. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein adjusting the personal information level comprises restricting access to one or more items of the communication and digital media when tag data identifying one or more persons on the social networking system is removed, ≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the digital media comprises digital images. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the communication is a textual content. Receiving, from a user, a designation of one or more items of digital media;
Receiving, from a user, communications associated with one or more items of digital media;
Receiving, from a user, a level of personal information selected by a user associated with one or more items of communication and digital media;
Associate one or more items of digital media with the communication based on the assignments;
Identifying from the user one or more persons on the social networking system and receiving tag data associated with one or more items of communication or digital media;
Based on a personal information level selected by the user, social graph information managed by the social networking system, and personal information setting specifications based in part on one or more persons identified in the tag data, one or more items of communication and digital media on the social networking system And computer program code for setting a privacy level for the computer. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the personal information level allows only a connection to one or more items of digital media with the communication by a user on the social networking system. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the personal information level allows only the user on the social networking system and the friends of the user to access the communication and one or more items of digital media. delete 12. The method of claim 11,
And computer program code for adjusting a privacy level for one or more items of the communication and digital media based on one or more persons identified in the tag data. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein adjusting the personal information level also includes allowing communication with the one or more persons identified in the tag data and connection to one or more items of the digital media. 17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein adjusting the personal information level also includes allowing communication of one or more items of the communication and digital media by friends of one or more persons identified in the tag data. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein adjusting the personal information level comprises limiting access to one or more items of the communication and digital media when tag data identifying one or more persons on the social networking system is removed. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the digital media comprises digital images. One or more processors; And
18. A system for a plurality of photo feed stories comprising non-volatile memory including instructions executable by the processor and coupled to the processor,
The processor comprising:
Receiving, from a user, a designation of one or more items of digital media;
Receiving, from a user, communications associated with one or more items of digital media;
Receiving, from a user, a level of personal information selected by a user associated with one or more items of communication and digital media;
Associate one or more items of digital media with the communication based on the assignments;
Identifying from the user one or more persons on the social networking system and receiving tag data associated with one or more items of communication or digital media;
Based on a personal information level selected by the user, social graph information managed by the social networking system, and personal information setting specifications based in part on one or more persons identified in the tag data, one or more items of communication and digital media on the social networking system The system comprising: means for setting a personal information level for a plurality of photographic images;

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