Systems and methods for multiple photo selection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9246958-B2
Application number	US-201213565594-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 2, 2012
Priority date	Aug 2, 2012
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

Techniques to allow for ease of navigation within a photo browsing interface of a social networking system. In one embodiment, designations of a first image and a second image for sharing are received from within at least one of a single-image view and a camera view. Based on the designations, the first image and the second image are added to a communication. The designations may be based on a user selection of an option provided by an interface of a mobile device. The first image and the second image may be received from within a social networking application or from within a dedicated camera application.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method comprising:
by a mobile computing device associated with a user of a social-networking system, receiving user input by a user interface of a camera application associated with a social-networking application installed on the mobile computing device, wherein the camera application comprises a camera view displaying a standard shutter button and a share shutter button, wherein selection of the standard shutter button causes a media item to be captured by a camera of the mobile computing device and saved to a local memory of the mobile computing device, and wherein selection of the share shutter button causes a media item to be captured by the camera of the mobile computing device and to be designated for sharing, and wherein the user is represented by a first node in a social graph of the social-networking system;
by the mobile computing device, receiving user input to designate one or more media items for sharing with one or more other users of the social-networking system, wherein each of the other users is represented by a second node in the social graph, each of the second nodes connected by one or more edges to the first node, and wherein the user input to designate at least one of the media items for sharing on the social-networking system is based on a user selection of the share shutter button;
by the mobile computing device, providing at least one of a graphical indication within the user interface of the designated one or more media items or an animation associated with the one or more designated media items; and
by the mobile computing device, sending instructions to the social-networking system to share the designated one or more media items with the other users.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving user input to designate the media items for sharing from within at least one of a single-image view or a camera view.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the single-image view is a gallery view.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the designated media items are to be shared on the social-networking system according to one or more privacy settings of one or more of the user or one or more of the other users.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the other users the designated media items are to be shared with are automatically determined by the social-networking system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the media items were not captured by a camera of the mobile computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media items are from a plurality of different applications of the mobile computing device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the other users are followers of the user on the social-networking system.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user input to designate at least one of the media items for sharing on the social-networking system is based on:
a user selection of a check mark option; or
a voice command.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user input to designate at least one of the media items for sharing on the social-networking system is based on an interaction with a touchscreen.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a reference indicative of a number of media items designated for sharing.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising incrementing a number for display when an additional media item is designated for sharing.

13. A mobile computing device comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor, the at least one processor being operable when executing the instructions to:
receive user input by a user interface of a camera application associated with a social-networking application installed on a mobile computing device associated with a user of a social-networking system, wherein the camera application comprises a camera view displaying a standard shutter button and a share shutter button, wherein selection of the standard shutter button causes a media item to be captured by a camera of the mobile computing device and saved to a local memory of the mobile computing device, and wherein selection of the share shutter button causes a media item to be captured by the camera of the mobile computing device and to be designated for sharing, and wherein the user is represented by a first node in a social graph of the social-networking system;
receive user input to designate one or more media items for sharing with one or more other users of the social-networking system, wherein each of the other users is represented by a second node in the social graph, each of the second nodes connected by one or more edges to the first node, and wherein the user input to designate at least one of the media items for sharing on the social-networking system is based on a user selection of the share shutter button;
provide at least one of a graphical indication within the user interface of the designated one or more media items or an animation associated with the one or more designated media items; and
send instructions to the social-networking system to share the designated one or more media items with the other users.

14. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
receive user input by a user interface of a camera application associated with a social-networking application installed on a mobile computing device associated with a user of a social-networking system, wherein the camera application comprises a camera view displaying a standard shutter button and a share shutter button, wherein selection of the standard shutter button causes a media item to be captured by a camera of the mobile computing device and saved to a local memory of the mobile computing device, and wherein selection of the share shutter button causes a media item to be captured by the camera of the mobile computing device and to be designated for sharing, and wherein the user is represented by a first node in a social graph of the social-networking system;
receive user input to designate one or more media items for sharing with one or more other users of the social-networking system, wherein each of the other users is represented by a second node in the social graph, each of the second nodes connected by one or more edges to the first node, and wherein the user input to designate at least one of the media items for sharing on the social-networking system is based on a user selection of the share shutter button;
provide at least one of a graphical indication within the user interface of the designated one or more media items or an animation associated with the one or more designated media items; and
send instructions to the social-networking system to share the designated one or more media items with the other users.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user input designating one or more of the media items for sharing further comprises a message composed by the user of the social-networking application.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein after the user has designated one or more media items for sharing the one or more media items are attached to a message on the social-networking system.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying an icon indicating the number of media items to be shared with a message on the social-networking system.

Assignees

• Stoop Dirk John
• Van Dijk Jorn Martinus Johannes
• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Stoop Dirk John
• Van Dijk Jorn Martinus Johannes

Classifications

• G06Q10/40 Primary

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

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• H04L65/403 Primary

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06Q50/01

  Physics · mapped topic