Techniques to configure the network distribution of media compositions for transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020007484-A1
Application number	US-201916558247-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 2, 2019
Priority date	Nov 17, 2015
Publication date	Jan 2, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Techniques to configure the network distribution of media compositions for transmission are described. An apparatus may comprise a user interface component of a messaging client on a client device operative to receive a media composition via a composition interface, the messaging client associated with a user account with a messaging system; and receive a transmission command via the composition interface; and a messaging component operative to transmit a media composition package from the client device to the messaging system in response to the transmission command, the media composition package comprising the media composition, the media composition package addressed to a media composition distribution group for the user account, the media composition distribution group determined based on, at least in part, a messaging history for the user account with the messaging system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

First claim

1 . A method comprising:
presenting, by way of a client device associated with a user, a social networking graphical user interface comprising a media composition preview for a media composition, wherein availability of the media composition is limited by time; presenting, in response to a selection of the media composition preview, at least a portion of the media composition; and based on presenting at least a portion of the media composition, updating the media composition preview within the social networking graphical user interface.

2 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
presenting, within the social networking graphical user interface, a listing comprising a plurality of users; presenting, for each user in the listing with an available media composition, a media composition preview; and presenting, for each user in the listing without an available media composition, a user avatar.

3 . The method as recited in claim 2 , further comprising presenting, within the listing for a user with an unplayed media composition, a visual indicator to indicate the availability of the unplayed media composition.

4 . The method as recited in claim 3 , further comprising removing the visual indicator in response to presenting the unplayed media composition.

5 . The method as recited in claim 2 , further comprising presenting, for a user having a plurality of available media compositions, a media composition preview for a most recent media composition from the plurality of available media compositions.

6 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising updating an unplayed media indicator associated with the media composition to indicate an amount of unplayed media available after presenting at least a portion of the media composition.

7 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein updating the media composition preview comprises at least one of removing the media composition preview from the social networking graphical user interface or replacing the media composition preview with another media composition preview.

8 . A system comprising:
one or more memory devices storing one or more media compositions, wherein availability of each media composition is limited by time; and at least one processor that causes the system to:
present a social networking graphical user interface comprising a media composition preview for a media composition;
present, in response to a selection of the media composition preview, at least a portion of the media composition; and
based on presenting at least a portion of the media composition, update the media composition preview within the social networking graphical user interface.

9 . The system as recited in claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor further causes the system to:
present, within the social networking graphical user interface, a listing comprising a plurality of users; present, for each user in the listing with an available media composition, a media composition preview; and present, for each user in the listing without an available media composition, a user avatar.

10 . The system as recited in claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor further causes the system to present, within the listing for a user with an unplayed media composition, a visual indicator to indicate the availability of the unplayed media composition.

11 . The system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor further causes the system to remove the visual indicator in response to presenting the unplayed media composition.

12 . The system as recited in claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor further causes the system to present, for a user having a plurality of available media compositions, a media composition preview for a most recent media composition from the plurality of available media compositions.

13 . The system as recited in claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor further causes the system to update an unplayed media indicator associated with the media composition to indicate an amount of unplayed media available after presenting at least a portion of the media composition.

14 . The system as recited in claim 8 , wherein updating the media composition preview comprises at least one of removing the media composition preview from the social networking graphical user interface or replacing the media composition preview with another media composition preview.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause at least one computing device to:
present a social networking graphical user interface comprising a media composition preview for a media composition; present, in response to a selection of the media composition preview, at least a portion of the media composition; and based on presenting at least a portion of the media composition, update the media composition preview within the social networking graphical user interface.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one computing device to:
present, within the social networking graphical user interface, a listing comprising a plurality of users; present, for each user in the listing with an available media composition, a media composition preview; and present, for each user in the listing without an available media composition, a user avatar.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one computing device to present, within the listing for a user with an unplayed media composition, a visual indicator to indicate the availability of the unplayed media composition.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one computing device to remove the visual indicator in response to presenting the unplayed media composition.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one computing device to present, for a user having a plurality of available media compositions, a media composition preview for a most recent media composition from the plurality of available media compositions.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one computing device to update an unplayed media indicator associated with the media composition to indicate an amount of unplayed media available after presenting at least a portion of the media composition.

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Martinazzi Peter Henry
• Zadorozny Richard Kenneth
• Burge Jennifer A
• Dalonzo Christian Xavier

Classifications

• H04L51/16 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L51/216 Primary

  Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads · CPC title

• H04L51/52

  for supporting social networking services · CPC title