Providing content presentation elements in conjunction with a media content item

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11137868-B1
Application number	US-201815877334-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jan 22, 2018
Priority date	Nov 26, 2013
Publication date	Oct 5, 2021
Grant date	Oct 5, 2021

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for a first platform to incorporate context of a post from a second platform into a first user interface of the first platform. A system includes a processor that receives, via a post displayed in a second user interface of the second platform, a request for a media content item referenced in the post in the second user interface, the second user interface comprising one or more user interface elements and one or more controls. The processor identifies the one or more user interface elements and one or more controls displayed in the second user interface of the second platform, and provides the one or more controls and at least one of the one or more user interface elements of the post displayed in the second user interface for presentation within the first user interface of the first platform. Further, upon election of one of the one or more controls, the processor causes a user to be presented with the post within the second user interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for a first platform to incorporate context of a post from a second platform into a first user interface of the first platform, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processing device of the first platform and via a post displayed in a second user interface of the second platform, a request of a user for a media content item referenced in the post in the second user interface of the second platform, the second user interface of the second platform comprising a comment associated with the media content item and one or more controls, wherein the first platform and the second platform are separate platforms;
identifying, by the processing device of the first platform, the comment and the one or more controls displayed with the post referencing the media content item in the second user interface of the second platform;
providing, by the processing device of the first platform, the one or more controls and the comment from the second user interface of the second platform for presentation within the first user interface of the first platform, the first user interface of the first platform comprising a media player to play the media content item referenced in the post displayed in the second user interface of the second platform, the first user interface to present a plurality of user interface elements and controls separately from the media player, wherein the plurality of user interface elements and controls presented separately from the media player comprise the one or more controls and the comment from the second user interface of the second platform;
receiving, by the processing device of the first platform and after a playback of the media content item, a request for an additional media content item;
providing, by the processing device of the first platform, the additional media item for playback by the media player in the first user interface of the first platform; and
upon a selection of one of the controls presented separately from the media player in the first user interface, causing the user to be returned to the second user interface of the second platform and to be presented with the post, the comment and the one or more controls in the second user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request is received in response to a selection of a link incorporated within the post displayed in the second user interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more controls and the comment are provided in relation to one or more annotations associated with the media content item.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more controls and the comment are prioritized in relation to the one or more annotations associated with the media content item.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media content item is provided for presentation in a first portion of the first user interface, and the one or more controls and the comment are provided for presentation in a second portion of the first user interface.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first portion and the second portion of the first user interface are to be presented to the user in parallel or consecutively.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the user to be returned to the second user interface comprises enabling the user to switch back to the second platform from the first user interface of the first platform.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first platform is a media sharing platform, and the second platform is a social networking platform.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the media sharing platform is configured to interface with a plurality of different social networking platforms to allow a user to switch between the media sharing platform and any of the plurality of different social networking platforms via a single operation.

10. A system for a first platform to incorporate context of a post from a second platform into a first user interface of the first platform, the system of the first platform comprising:
a memory; and
a processing device, coupled to the memory, to:
receive, via a post displayed in a second user interface of the second platform, a request of a user for a media content item referenced in the post in the second user interface of the second platform, the second user interface of the second platform comprising a comment associated with the media content item and one or more controls, wherein the first platform and the second platform are separate platforms;
identify the comment and the one or more controls displayed with the post referencing the media content item in the second user interface of the second platform;
provide the one or more controls and the comment from the second user interface of the second platform for presentation within the first user interface of the first platform, the first user interface of the first platform comprising a media player to play the media content item referenced in the post displayed in the second user interface of the second platform, the first user interface to present a plurality of user interface elements and controls separately from the media player, wherein the plurality of user interface elements and controls presented separately from the media player comprise the one or more controls and the comment from the second user interface of the second platform;
receive, after a playback of the media content item, a request for an additional media content item;
provide the additional media item for playback by the media player in the first user interface of the first platform; and
upon a selection of one of the controls presented separately from the media player in the first user interface, cause the user to be returned to the second user interface of the second platform and to be presented with the post, the comment and the one or more controls in the second user interface.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the request is received in response to a selection of a link incorporated within the post displayed in the second user interface.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more controls and the comment are provided in relation to one or more annotations associated with the media content item.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more controls the comment are prioritized in relation to the one or more annotations associated with the media content item.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the media content item is provided for presentation in a first portion of the first user interface, and the one or more controls and the comment are provided for presentation in a second portion of the first user interface.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the first portion and the second portion of the first user interface are to be presented to the user in parallel or consecutively.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first platform is a media sharing platform, and the second platform is a social networking platform.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the media sharing platform is configured to interface with a plurality of different social networking platforms to allow a user to switch between the media sharing platform and any of the plurality of different social networking platforms via a single operation.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor of a first platform to incorporate context of a post from a second platform into a first user interface of the first platform, the processor of the first platform is to:
receive, via a post displayed in a second user

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Lewis Justin
• Paun Ruxandra Georgiana

Classifications

• G06Q10/40 Primary

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06F16/48

  Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually · CPC title

• H04H60/33

  Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions · CPC title

• G06F16/907

  Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually · CPC title

• G06F3/04812

  Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects · CPC title