US 11,729,128 B1
Module ranking for a modular inbox
Vinodh Jayaram, Fremont, CA (US); Jonathan David Perlow, San Francisco, CA (US); Kunal Nikhil Modi, Fremont, CA (US); and Andrew Yaoshu Song, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/582,321.
Application 17/582,321 is a continuation of application No. 15/272,370, filed on Sep. 21, 2016, granted, now 11,233,760.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/216 (2022.01); H04L 51/42 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/216 (2022.05) [H04L 51/42 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying a first module and a second module for presentation in an inbox interface for a messaging service, the first module and the second module providing access to features of the messaging service distinct from message or thread display features;
determining a ranked order for the first module and the second module based on one or more ranking metrics associated with the messaging service, a user of the messaging service, or a user base of the messaging service; and
displaying the first module and the second module in the inbox interface for the messaging service in the ranked order after a first subset of messages from a set of messages presented in the inbox interface are displayed.