System and Method for Displaying Data Feeds from Multiple Online Social Networks

摘要

Multiple different social networks are aggregated and placed together on a timeline. The timeline is arranged such that at any given time the user can see what information from each of the social networks was provided. The timeline is arranged in a two-dimensional grid, with the horizontal grid showing time, and the vertical grid showing the type, where the type can be video, text, wall posts, and photos. The user can select which of their friends information to appear on the timeline and can also select which of multiple different social network type sites provide content to the timeline.

主权项

1. A computer system, having a connection that is connected to receive information from a plurality of different social network sites,
said computer system having a processor operating to combine said information into a single view that is shown by a user of the computer system, where said single view is arranged according to a timeline, with multiple information items from the multiple different social network sites arranged on a timeline showing the single view, said timeline showing the information from each of the multiple different social network sites as a function of a time at which the information items were created.