US 12,477,039 B2
Methods and systems for the display of digital content
Frank Liu, Houston, TX (US); and Lawrence Pace Doherty, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Providence IP, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Providence IP, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/830,522.
Application 18/830,522 is a continuation of application No. 17/314,724, filed on May 7, 2021, granted, now 12,088,666.
Application 17/314,724 is a continuation of application No. 15/152,393, filed on May 11, 2016, granted, now 11,003,725, issued on May 11, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/159,652, filed on May 11, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2025/0007980 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 16/22 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06Q 50/00 (2024.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/75 (2022.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 67/1097 (2013.01) [G06F 16/2282 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G06T 11/206 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/75 (2022.05); H04W 4/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
displaying a plurality of social media events on a display of a mobile device, wherein
the plurality of social media events are displayed by a software application executed by the mobile device,
the plurality of social media events are displayed as occurring within a geographic area displayed on the display by the software application, and
the plurality of social media events are displayed as collections of points;
determining that the geographic area comprises one or more subdivisions, wherein
the geographic area is defined by first information regarding a first boundary of a plurality of boundaries,
the first boundary describes a geometric shape,
the first information is stored in at least one feedplace table of a plurality of feedplace tables,
information regarding each of the plurality of boundaries is stored in one or more feedplace tables of a plurality of feedplace tables of a database,
the determination that the geographic area comprises one or more subdivisions indicates that
each subdivision of the one or more subdivisions is defined by corresponding information regarding a corresponding boundary of the plurality of boundaries, and
the corresponding information is stored in one or more corresponding feedplace tables of the plurality of feedplace tables,
the determining that the geographic area comprises one or more subdivisions comprises
determining that a relationship exists between the at least one feedplace table and at least one other feedplace table of the plurality of feedplace tables, and
the at least one other feedplace table is one of the one or more corresponding feedplace tables; and
in response to the determination that the geographic area comprises one or more subdivisions,
displaying the one or more subdivisions in the geographic area displayed on the display,
receiving a selection of a selected subdivision of the one or more subdivisions, and
indicating the selected subdivision by displaying ones of the plurality of social media events occurring in the selected subdivision with increased specificity.