Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120284513 | RENDER SERVICE FOR REMOTE ACCESS TO APPLICATIONS - The present disclosure relates to providing remote access to applications with an increased level of security. A server for providing access to applications is provided, as well as a method therefor, comprising an input channel and an output channel to connect a client with said server, an interface coupled to said input channel and an application, said interface to receive input data from said client via said input channel and to communicate said received input data to the application, and a renderer coupled to said output channel and said application, said renderer to render the output of said application into a data stream to be transferred via the output channel to the client, wherein the input data and the data stream are both encrypted. | 11-08-2012 |
20130097023 | COMPUTING SYSTEM METHOD FOR ADVERTISING A FUTURE AD - A computer-implemented method of advertising an ad including data content or metadata associated with a time in the future to a plurality of users connected via computer network to a server includes the steps of: (a) receiving data including the ad content at a user interface of at least one of the plurality of users from the server via the network; (b) placing the ad content on a timeline of the user interface; and (c) displaying the ad content on the timeline in relation to its associated time and the current time. Moreover, disclosed herein is a computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to perform such a method. | 04-18-2013 |
20130097524 | METHOD FOR CREATING A KEYWORD-BASED USER-PERSONALIZED WEBPAGE - A computer-implemented method of creating a user-personalized webpage includes the steps of (a) creating a container for collecting data; (b) defining at least one keyword to be associated with said container; (c) retrieving relevant data from the Internet or a database based on the at least one keyword and collecting the data in said container; and (d) displaying the data of said container on a webpage when the user browses that webpage. Moreover, disclosed herein is a computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed on a computer system, cause the computer system to perform such a method. | 04-18-2013 |
20130097541 | SMART DRAG AND DROP - A method for processing selectable items on a server is described, comprising the steps of providing a plurality of items, including items within a personalized environment of a first user hosted by the server, each of the plurality of items related to online content; selecting by the first user at least one item of the plurality of items; moving by the first user the at least one selected item into an area associated with a target item of the items within the personalized environment; and processing the at least one selected item on the server, including determining by the server at least one action based on the at least one selected item and the target item, and initiating the determined action, wherein at least one selected item and the target item are related to a second user. Furthermore, a server for processing of the selected items is presented. | 04-18-2013 |
20130097635 | INTERACTIVE REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN LIVE ENTERTAINMENT - A system and method for remote participation in live events are described. The system comprises one or more interactive environments, each hosting a live event and including means for continuously recording the interactive environment; a transmitter coupled to the one or more interactive environments, configured to receive from each interactive environment the respective recording and to transfer each recording to at least some of a plurality of remote viewers; a processing unit configured to receive feedback related to one of said live events from two or more of the remote viewers, wherein, based on the feedback, the processing unit is configured to determine an interactive environment hosting the related live event and to directly update the determined interactive environment based on the feedback. | 04-18-2013 |
20130117688 | Displaying Contact Nodes in an Online Social Network - A computer-implemented method of displaying contact information in an online social network, including displaying at a graphical user interface of a first user a plurality of visual representations of contact nodes each representing a second user or a group of second users who belong to social contacts of the first user; grouping and regrouping of second users; modifying the positions and/or sizes of at least one of the plurality of visual representations of the respective contact nodes to indicate a quality and/or a quantity of the relationship between the first user and each of the respective contact nodes. | 05-09-2013 |
20130159883 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SHARING INFORMATION IN AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK - Sharing information in an online social network, comprising data mining by analyzing a first user profile and a plurality of other user profiles for finding shared interests among the users of said profiles; selecting from the found shared interests a set of shared interests; displaying at the graphical user interface of the first user the profile of at least one of the other users sharing said set of selected shared interests; and displaying at the graphical user interface a list of the shared interests from the selected set. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159885 | SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING CONTENT TO A USER OF A SOCIAL NETWORK - A computer-implemented method for selectively displaying a content to a user of a social network, including maintaining in a computer system for each user of the social network a profile including data on individual preferences and/or interests of the user and the significance of each preference and/or interest for the user; providing input data including content; receiving a request of the user for displaying content; and selectively displaying filtered content to the user in response to the request, in which the filtered content is displayed in accordance with the profile of the user. | 06-20-2013 |
20130173381 | CLOUD-RENDERED HIGH-QUALITY ADVERTISEMENT FRAME - A network-based system of providing an advertisement stream to at least one user, the system including a computing cloud configured to receive different media data from a plurality of advertisement data sources and generate from said media data at least one advertisement data stream to be provided to at least one remote user; a network entity configured to transmit said at least one advertisement data stream to a user device of the at least one user; the user device configured to display the content of the at least one advertisement data stream within a network-based online presentation. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173709 | CLOUD-BASED CONTENT MIXING INTO ONE STREAM - A network-based system of providing a combined single data stream to at least one user device or user group device, the system including a computing cloud receiving different data from a plurality of data sources and generating from said data a single data stream to be provided to at least one remote user or user group; at least one user device or user group device having access to the computing cloud for receiving said combined single data stream to be outputted for the at least one remote user or user group. | 07-04-2013 |
20130198356 | MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE CONTENT IN A NETWORK - A computer-implemented method for the management of online content in a network is described, wherein all online content is organized in a container or seed that is accessible by users via said network and that consists of main data and at least one metadata attached to the main data. | 08-01-2013 |
20130205220 | TIMER-BASED INITIATION OF SERVER-BASED ACTIONS - This description relates to methods for initiating a server-based action using a timing mechanism. Furthermore, the description relates to the implementation of the aspects and embodiments of the method for initiating a server-based action described herein in hardware or software, or a combination thereof. The description suggests a mechanism to trigger the delayed execution of a server-based action based on hovering over interactive elements in a graphical user interface. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205400 | PRIVACY-BASED IDENTITY - The present disclosure relates to a privacy-based representation of a user identity within an online system. A method for representing a user identity within an online system is provided, comprising: requesting a user identity of a user of the online system by a viewer; retrieving a status of the viewer with regard to the user; based on the status of the viewer, determining a representation of the user identity; and providing the representation of the user identity to the viewer. Furthermore, an online system and a data structure representing a user identity of a user of an online system are defined. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205408 | LIVE REPRESENTATION OF USERS WITHIN ONLINE SYSTEMS - The present disclosure relates to representation of users within online systems, such as social networks, online services, and platforms. A method for representing a user within an online system is provided, comprising receiving by the online system a live recording of a first user of the online system, the first user defining permissions to access the live recording; requesting a representation of the first user by a second user of the online system; determining if the second user is authorized to access the live recording based on the permissions; and if the second user is authorized, providing the live recording to the second user as the representation of the first user. Furthermore, an online system and a data structure representing a user of an online system are defined. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211910 | USER-DEFINED ADVERTISEMENT TARGETING - A computer-implemented method for targeting of an advertisement comprises receiving content uploaded by a user, assigning information to the content by the user, selecting an advertisement based on the information, presenting the content in connection with the selected advertisement based on the information, modifying the information by the user after the advertisement has been selected, selecting a new advertisement based on the modified information, and presenting the content in connection with the selected new advertisement based on the modified information. Furthermore, a server for targeting of an advertisement is defined. The method and server for targeting of an advertisement greatly improve the selection and presentation of advertisements related to uploaded content on a system or platform. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212115 | TAG INHERITANCE - The present disclosure relates to a method for generating tags for content items of an online system. A method for generating tags for content items of an online system is provided, comprising the steps of providing, by a user of the online system, a content item in the online system, said content item being linked with one or more other content items of the online system; assigning a first group of tags to the content item; automatically generating a second group of tags based on tags associated with at least one of the one or more other content items; and assigning the second group of tags to the content item. Furthermore, an online system enabling generation of tags for content items and a server hosting the online system are defined. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212192 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR POSTING MESSAGES ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS TO USERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - The present disclosure relates in general to social networks run in a computer environment and in particular to methods and systems for posting messages about future events to users of a social network who are registered users of the social network, preferably in accordance with selectable, pre-selectable or adjustable settings for individual users. The method and system allows a user to post a message about a future plan or event that is taking place at a specified time rather than the time that the message is sent. The approach according to the present disclosure is directed to a unique way of social networking via an ordered list of events, such as a timeline or calendar, that shows when future plans will take place, and to a ‘matchmaking’ service between people organizing or taking part in such an event and other users who may also be interested in that event. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212491 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN INDIVIDUAL TIMELINE OF A USER OF A SOCIAL NETWORK, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - The present disclosure relates in general to social networks run in a computer environment and relates in particular to methods and systems for displaying an individual timeline of a registered user (member) of a social network in accordance with selectable, pre-selectable or adjustable settings for individual users. The method and system according to the present application provides a user a persistent way to track social moments with content and people, including tracking the past and future of a user's time (e.g., activities and events). At a glance, the user can see not only the moment, but also the associated people or content and its significance, in a graphical representation referred to as a “timeline.” | 08-15-2013 |
20130212619 | ADVERTISEMENT BOOKING AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT FOR DIGITAL DISPLAYS - A system for remote management and display of advertisements comprises: a processing unit configured to manage a plurality of advertisements; one or more clients connected to the processing unit, configured to send booking requests to the processing unit to book one or more of the plurality of advertisements; a data link coupled to the processing unit, configured to transport advertisements automatically selected by the processing unit based on the booking requests; one or more display units coupled to the data link, configured to display advertisements transported via the data link; and a distribution channel for broadcasting a live recording of at least one of the one or more display units to an audience. | 08-15-2013 |
20130215229 | REAL-TIME COMPOSITING OF LIVE RECORDING-BASED AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS-BASED MEDIA STREAMS - The present disclosure relates to providing composite media streams based on a live recording of a real scene and a synchronous virtual scene. A method for providing composite media streams comprises recording a real scene using a real camera; creating a three-dimensional representation of the real scene based on the recording; synchronizing a virtual camera inside a virtual scene with the real camera; generating a representation of the virtual scene using the virtual camera; compositing at least the three-dimensional representation of the real scene with the representation of the virtual scene to generate a media stream; and providing the media stream at the real camera. A camera device, a processing pipeline for compositing media streams, and a system are defined. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218542 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DRIVING SIMULATED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS WITH REAL DATA - A method and a processing pipeline for driving a simulated virtual environment with real data are described. The method is described with regard to visualization and interaction with real and virtual data in simulated virtual environments. The method for driving a simulated virtual environment with real data comprises providing a simulated virtual environment including a plurality of virtual objects in a virtual scene, providing captured data related to one or more real objects of a real scene to the virtual environment, assigning the captured data to corresponding virtual objects, updating the plurality of virtual objects in the virtual scene, and rendering the virtual scene of the simulated virtual environment, wherein the virtual scene is rendered in real time with regard to providing the captured data. A system for driving a simulated virtual environment with real data is also described. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218969 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATING USER INTERESTS WITH ZONES AND MAPS - A user of a network system may be provided with geographical area information and may define geographical zones associated with his personal interests. This may allow a network server to provide said user with updated information relating to this particular geographical zone and the specified user interests. Described embodiments facilitate communication and contact among the members of a social network. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219014 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED INFORMATION OVER A NETWORK - A user of a network system may be provided with customized information relating to geographical zones defined by said user and personal interests associated with these zones. The personal interests may be compared against selected criteria provided by a customized information provider, to allow efficient targeting. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219299 | LIVE BAR - A described method comprises: displaying a browser window on a display device, wherein said browser window is adapted to display live content and current activities of said user in relation to said live content; detecting user input in relation to the displayed live content and/or activity, wherein the user input includes dragging the live content and/or current activity from the browser window and dropping it in at least one slot of a sidebar of said browser window; creating a new slot associated with a current activity to be displayed on said sidebar, if the current activity was dropped in a dedicated slot of the sidebar; displaying the new slot on the sidebar; tracking changes inside the activity associated with an existing slot; modifying the existing slot in the sidebar based on changes inside the activity associated with the existing slot; and displaying the modified slot in said sidebar. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219517 | PARENT-CHILD GUIDANCE SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL NETWORKS - The present disclosure relates to parent-child guidance support for social networks. A method for providing controlled access to an online resource via a child account comprises (a) when said child account is registered for said online resource, providing access to said online resource via said child account, and at least one of the following steps: (b) in response to a user request via said child account, registering said child account for said online resource only when an age specification of the child account is higher than an average age specification of user accounts currently registered for said online resource, and (c) when registering said child account for access to said online resource in response to a user request via said child account, also registering at least one parent account associated with said child account for said online resource. | 08-22-2013 |
20130268539 | INHERITED USER RATING - A method, a computer-readable medium, and an online system for determining ratings of users of the online system. The online system enables each user to directly assign rating scores to other users of the online system and to assign rating scores to content items created by other users. The method comprises retrieving a first score indicative of rating scores directly assigned to a user of the online system by other users of the online system; retrieving a second score indicative of rating scores assigned to content items by other users of the online system, wherein the content items are created by the user; and determining a rating of the user based on the first and second scores. Each content item created by the user represents one of an online content published by the user in the online system and an activity initiated by the user within the online system. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268592 | CONTENT-AWARE PERSISTENT USER ROOM - The disclosure relates to a method for providing a persistent virtual room by an online service, wherein said virtual room represents activities hosted by the online service. The method comprises the steps of automatically creating the virtual room in response to an activity being initiated by a user of the online service, said creating including linking the activity to the virtual room and associating the user with the virtual room as a member of the virtual room, associating at least one further user with the virtual room as a member of the virtual room in response to the at least one further user joining at least one activity represented by the virtual room, removing a member from the virtual room in response to the member leaving an activity represented by the virtual room, and persistently maintaining the virtual room during a predetermined period of time after the number of members of the virtual room has decreased below a threshold. | 10-10-2013 |
20130339155 | USER ADVERTISEMENT SPACE - The disclosure relates to providing advertisements to users of an online service. A method for providing advertisements to users of an online service is provided, including receiving, from a user of the online service, information related to content of the user provided via the online service to other users of the online service; associating at least some of the information with an advertisement space related to the content; providing, by the online service, advertisements based on the information associated with the advertisement space; selecting at least some of the provided advertisements for display in the advertisement space; and displaying the advertisement space to one or more of the other users viewing at least some of the related content. Furthermore, a server for providing advertisements and an online service hosted by the server are defined. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346876 | SIMULTANEOUS EXPERIENCE OF ONLINE CONTENT - The disclosure relates to simultaneous experience of online content via online services, such as in social networks. A method according to an embodiment comprises receiving from a first user of the online service a selection of online content provided by the online service; providing to the first user a list of further users of the online service in response to a set of selection rules defining selection criteria for users; receiving from the first user a selection of one or more second users from the list of further users; inviting the one or more second users to join a simultaneous experience of the online content; defining a group of users including the first user and the second users accepting the invitation; and providing the online content to the group of users in response to a set of access rules defining access criteria for the online content. | 12-26-2013 |
20140032349 | ONLINE PURCHASE OF ITEMS BASED ON LIVE OFFERS - A method for enabling purchase of items within an online system is described, comprising the steps of providing an element representing an offer of one or more items, the element specifying a price of one of the items and a time period for purchase of the items; automatically presenting the element by the online system to a plurality of users, such that each user is enabled to interact with the element and purchase at least one of the items during the time period; and adjusting the price of the item as a function of the remaining time for purchase and an interaction of at least one of the users with the element. Furthermore, a corresponding online system enabling purchase of items and a data structure are defined. | 01-30-2014 |
20140047355 | SIMULTANEOUS EVALUATION OF ITEMS VIA ONLINE SERVICES - A method for simultaneous evaluation of items via online services and an online system hosting an online service therefore are described. The method comprises the steps of initiating an evaluation activity for a group of users of the online service, said evaluation activity directed at a plurality of items, establishing a communication channel connecting the users of the group with each other, said communication channel being coupled to the evaluation activity, providing to each user of the group a representation of the evaluation activity customized for the user and one or more further representations of the evaluation activity, each customized for another user of the group, detecting an interaction of a user of the group with a representation provided to the user, updating the representations in response to the interaction, and simultaneously providing updates of the representations to at least some of the users of the group. | 02-13-2014 |
20140119526 | ADVANCED CALLING - Systems, devices, and methods are described that allow more comprehensive interaction between users of a telecommunication system. For example, a described method comprises: receiving, from a first communication unit, a request to establish a voice communication call between a first user of the first communication unit and a second user of a second communication unit; receiving, from said first communication unit, additional information with regard to said request; and presenting, by said second communication unit, an indication of said request to establish said voice communication call and said additional information to said second user. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129695 | CONNECTED DEVICES - A server for connecting devices is disclosed, comprising: a network interface to enable connections of a plurality of devices with the server and one or more execution environments, each execution environment representing one of the plurality of devices, each execution environment running an operating system of the respective device and exposing an interface specifying capabilities of the device, wherein the one or more execution environments are persistently maintained by the server. Furthermore, a terminal device and a method for connecting devices via an online service are described. | 05-08-2014 |
20140148247 | ADVANCED ENTERTAINMENT ACTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS LOGGING - A method for logging actions and/or achievements of a user of a computer-implemented environment. The method comprises: detecting whether said user has taken one of a plurality of predefined actions or has arrived at one of a plurality of predefined achievements in said computer-implemented environment; when said predefined action or predefined achievement was detected, modifying a subscore of the user in at least one of a plurality of categories based on the detected predefined action or predefined achievement, and updating a global score of said user based on the subscores of said user in each of said plurality of categories. | 05-29-2014 |
20140172965 | UNIFIED SOCIAL GRAPH - A unified social graph for representing online content items of an online service is disclosed, such as online and social media and representations of users and groups of users. The social graph comprises a plurality of nodes, each representing one online content item, a plurality of edges, each connecting two nodes of the plurality of nodes and each indicating a relationship between two online content items represented by the two nodes, and a unified interface configured to allow access to the plurality of nodes and, for a node representing an online content item, to allow pushing data related to the online content via the node to connected nodes, and to allow pulling data related to further online content via the node from connected nodes representing the further online content. Furthermore, a system hosting an online service and a method for distributing data related to online content are disclosed. | 06-19-2014 |
20140324824 | Search in Social Networks - A computer-implemented method in a social network for retrieving social media is provided, wherein the method comprises presenting, to a first user, a list of available perspectives of different owners; receiving, from the first user, a selection of a perspective from the list of available perspectives; carrying out a search based on the selected perspective to obtain search results associated with social media; and presenting, to the first user, the search results. Furthermore, an apparatus allowing a user of a social network to retrieve social media is defined. | 10-30-2014 |
20140330770 | CONTEXT-AWARE IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT SEARCH - A computer-implemented method for searching data of an online service and a corresponding online system are described, wherein the method comprises receiving a search query originating from a client device operated by a user, accessing at least one data cloud provided by the online service, performing a search on a data pool maintained by the online service using the search query, including searching the data pool subject to the search query and refining results of the search based on the at least one data cloud, and sending a search response based on the refined results of the search to the client device. | 11-06-2014 |
20150046807 | Asynchronous Rich Media Messaging - An access device for a first user to access an online social network comprises a network interface, a display, a user input device, and logic. The logic is configured to display indications of a plurality of other users on the display, and receive, via the user input device, a selection of at least one of the other users. The logic is further configured to, in response to receiving the selection, display a recording menu on the display, the recording menu comprising a start button, and, in response to the first user activating the start button, record a first media file, and transmit the recorded first media file along with an identification of the selected at least one other user to a server of the online social network. Moreover, other access devices and a server are provided. | 02-12-2015 |