CN101167066B - 社交网络相关的图形用户界面系统及显示社交空间的方法 - Google Patents

社交网络相关的图形用户界面系统及显示社交空间的方法 Download PDF

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CN101167066B
CN101167066B CN2005800494848A CN200580049484A CN101167066B CN 101167066 B CN101167066 B CN 101167066B CN 2005800494848 A CN2005800494848 A CN 2005800494848A CN 200580049484 A CN200580049484 A CN 200580049484A CN 101167066 B CN101167066 B CN 101167066B
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一种计算机实现方法和系统使用户能创建提供对其它用户的访问的社交网络。通过经由视觉呈现(600)提供对这样网络的访问，该系统呈现可用于由其它网络成员访问的内容(620)。访问有时通过将元数据或其它唯一标识与社交网络相关联的标记传播给所有或至少某些其它网络成员来提供。

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社交网络相关的图形用户界面系统及显示社交空间的方法
技术领域
本发明涉及计算机网络上的通信和交互。更具体地，本发明涉及用于定义一社交网络用户界面以促进两个或多个通信实体的定义群体之间的交互和数据可用性的一种系统和方法。 
背景技术
因特网和其它网络的普及已使得各种交互和任务从物理世界迁移到数字世界中。例如，过去多年来通过将物理副本分派给其它群体成员来共享的文档和文件现在常常被电子处理并在网络上数字传送。在群体成员之间的这种交换中，特别是当该群体在彼此协同时对不同群体成员的访问保持一定的控制度是重要的。 
随着数字时代的来临，尚未激烈地从物理世界迁移到数字世界的一种行为是群体交互。在我们的日常生活中，我们经常与人们交往，并形成长期来基于不同活动所参与的社会群体。然而，在任何社会群体内，有时信息并不在所有群体成员之间共享，甚至会秘密地保存。社会群体内的每一个体都知道其它每一个体，并且这些群体随着时间的流逝会成长和改变。日常生活中存在的这种隐喻尚未被转换到数字世界中。 
尽管现在存在针对远程各方之间的数字通信的许多机制和论坛，但没有哪一个可提供能产生广泛用途的令人信服的解决方案。现有的通信机制目前不能提供直观和容易使用的用户界面。例如，这些技术不能提供一种真正的群体空间，在该群体空间内群体成员可容易地知道其它群体成员是否在场、访问共享文件并参与其它群体活动。相反，许多现有技术往往集中在单一活动或努力上，诸如游戏或文件共享，而不集中在群体及其活动和通信上。其它技术允许群聊，但没有真正意义上的群体，从而需要在每次尝试群聊时建立群体，并且不提供将群体转换到除纯粹聊天外的活动而无需在下一次活动时再次手动建立群体的机制。 
因此，仍然有促成群体交互的需要，通过群体交互期望用户群体可在安全环境中彼此交互，并且通过群体交互用户可访问以其共享关系彼此共享的文件，并对这些文件保持控制。 
发明内容
本发明涉及用于通过图形界面向用户呈现一社交网络的一种方法和系统。本发明呈现与该社交网络相关联的群体活动，该网络在网络拓扑上实现以促进该社交网络内的群体交互。 
本发明提供用于在视觉上呈现一社交网络使用户可激活管理任务和项目的一种系统和方法。这样的动作包括对网络内的群体活动等执行的各种操作，等等。在创建社交网络之后，其它用户可访问和/或接收有关群体活动的通知，并执行诸如加入交互式会话或就共享数据文件协作的其它社会交互。这提供了可用于群体活动的用户操作的明确含义，由此创建群体空间的简便使用。 
由于使用了浏览器界面，社交网络内的项目可被快速和有效地管理。以这种方式，其它应用程序可容易地访问由用户定义的社交网络内的内容。 
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图1是示出本发明一实施例中用于通信的一示例性网络环境的示意图； 
图2是根据本发明一实施例的社交网络浏览器窗口的显示屏； 
图3是根据本发明一实施例的社交网络侧栏用户界面元的显示屏，该侧栏用户界面元提供根据一组给定标准过滤的群体信息的外观； 
图4示出根据本发明一实施例的由在社交网络环境中运行的应用程序所提供的各种通知的显示屏表示； 
图5是根据本发明一实施例的社交网络显示窗口的显示屏表示； 
图6是社交网络显示窗口的另一显示屏表示； 
图7是图6显示窗口的在场部分的显示屏表示； 
图8是图6显示窗口的发起部分的显示屏表示； 
图9是图6显示窗口的部件部分的显示屏表示；以及 
图10是根据本发明一实施例的用于创建部件或其它项目或将其添加到社交网络的工具菜单对话框的显示屏表示。 
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一般而言，本发明涉及允许群体中经定义成员之间的安全交互的共享社交网络。在一方面中，本发明提供展现其它应用程序的入口点以允许即时文本、话音和 /或视听通信、共享文件系统操作、或通知群体成员状态或活动的改变等的用户界面。本发明允许有关社交网络内关系的形成和维护的增强功能。 
以下在包括经由计算机网络通信的多个个人用户的社交网络或共享空间的环境中描述本发明的一个实施例。通常，这些用户可在社交环境或共享工作环境中形成一社交网络。然而，本发明并不受限于此。相反，社交网络或共享空间可指诸如家用网络的设备空间。同样，社交网络或共享空间可指个人空间，诸如定义一社交网络(或共享空间)以允许从多个设备和/或位置对共享数据、资源或其它项目的访问的个人用户。 
尽管这对实践本发明并不是必需的，本发明被描述为它由计算设备可执行的诸如程序模块或对象的计算机可执行指令实现。通常，程序模块或对象可被实现为执行具体任务或实现具体抽象数据类型的例程、程序、组件、数据结构等。 
本发明可在各种计算设备配置中实现。例如，本发明可在手持式设备、移动电话、多处理器系统、基于微处理器的或可编程的消费电器、网络PC、小型计算机、大型计算机、可佩戴的计算或通信设备、以及能视觉显示并与另一设备直接或间接通信的任何其它设备中实现。本发明还可在任务由通过通信网络链接的远程处理设备执行的分布式计算环境中实践。在分布式计算环境中，程序模块可置于本地和远程存储器存储设备中。因而，可以理解，本发明较佳地结合到以上所提及的许多类计算环境中。本发明可在其中操作的示例性计算环境在2003年10月24日提交给美国专利商标局的经标识专利申请No.10/692,501(题为“用于在对等群体共享空间中共享文件的系统和方法”(System And Method For File Sharing InPeer-To-Peer Group Shared Spaces))和10/693,228(题为“群体共享空间”(GroupShared Spaces))中描述，这两个申请通过引用结合于此。 
在以下的描述中，本发明将参照由一个或多个计算设备执行的动作和操作的符号表示进行描述，除非另有指明。这样，可以理解，有时称为计算机正在执行的这些动作和操作包括由计算设备的处理单元对以结构化形式表示数据的电信号的处理。该处理转换数据或将其保存在计算设备的存储器系统中的单元内，以本领域技术人员能很好理解的方式重新配置或以其它方式改变计算设备的操作。数据结构是具有根据数据格式定义的特定属性的存储器物理单元。然而，尽管本发明在前述上下文中进行描述但这并不表示是限制性的，因为本领域技术人员将理解以下描述的各种动作和操作也可用硬件来实现。 
图1是其内可实现本发明一实施例的网络环境的示意图。特别地，多个用户 计算设备102、104、106和108被视为经由网络110通信链接。各个用户设备通常由一不同用户使用或与一不同用户相关联。如此链接的用户设备的准确数量对本发明并不重要，尽管网络链接通常将涉及至少两个用户。此外，尽管网络110的类型并不关键，但它可以是允许信息直接或间接地在两个或多个用户机之间交换的对等网络。经由网络110，来自一个用户的通信可被发送给另一用户或其它用户(经由其相应用户设备)。尽管用户机102、104、106和108在地理上可彼此远离，但本发明当然也会在会议室等内发生的群体协作中有用。 
本发明一实施例的所示环境中所使用的一个或多个用户机被实现为上述应用中所述的计算设备，尽管本发明中并无这样的固有限制。本发明可另外或替代地用于许多其它通信设备类型的任一种，包括但不限于可佩戴通信设备、手机和PDA。 
根据本发明，通过具有现有操作系统用户界面功能部件感观的图形用户界面呈现一社交网络。例如，本发明可使用允许用户浏览他们所属社交网络的浏览器窗口。在一实施例中，本发明通过在窗口的社交空间部分中呈现社交网络的图标表示来实现。浏览器使得各个应用程序和其它项目能相关于驻留在社交网络中的数据被访问。 
为了促进群体成员之间的交互和通信，本发明一实施例使用容许大量应用程序和/或情景在分布式环境中递送的现有操作系统基础结构。如本领域技术人员所理解的，这样的基础结构可提供包括但不限于分布式连接、名称解析、有效多点通信和协同、安全群体和分布式数据管理的功能。 
尽管可用许多方式实现，但本发明一实施例被实现为包括各个协同对象的协同体系结构的一部分，如以下更详细地描述的。这些协同对象通常定义用户界面中的各个元。在一较佳实施例中，它们被包括在访问适当协同服务并通过所定义的应用编程界面控制的呈现层中。 
较佳地，呈现层访问通过协同控件框架展现的控件。作为示例，该框架可包括实时通信控件，这些控件提供对诸如即时消息或文本通信活动、话音通信活动和视频通信活动的时间敏感活动的访问。其它控件允许协同编辑和创建，以及对其它共享活动的访问。在一较佳实施例中，基础结构层提供对可通过一个或多个经定义接口访问的协同服务的抽象。例如，接口可被定义为允许应用程序和成员就其它成员可参与哪些活动协商，并提供启动、访问和/或同步各活动的一种结构化机制。此外，各种传输接口和到连接访问的接口允许通过单方或多方信道的通信。 
一社交网络资源管理器由图形用户界面演示和控件表示，这些图形用户界面 呈现和控件可被包括为操作系统的一部分、或操作系统操作的至少一直观扩展。与真实世界相当相像，创建社交网络是为了形成一个或多个实体之间的关系。由相同实体创建或使用的社交网络较佳地在定义一社交空间的单个命令解释程序文件夹中显示。浏览器提供可与社交网络配合使用的应用程序和其它项目的入口点。 
在一所示实施例中，可由社交网络中的成员访问的各种活动被实现为活动对象。这样的对象通常提供具有关联活动的描述和关联活动的入口点的用户界面。信息活动对象被用来呈现在一特定社交网络内进行的当前持久和瞬时活动的纵览。持久活动对象呈现关联数据不随时间改变、并与社交网络中的成员相关的活动。瞬时活动对象呈现在给定时间点上进行的活动和关联数据。 
因为真实世界中社交网络的交互既是同步又是异步的，所以类似的活动可支持同步和异步交互。例如，一些交互可仅涉及一个个体或涉及不向其它成员揭示某人在场的实例。 
在图2中示出根据本发明一实施例的一个整体用户界面呈现。“My SocialNetworks”(我的社交网络)浏览器窗口202的屏幕显示包括被设计成释放访问、创建和管理社交网络的能力的多个元中的一个或多个。浏览器窗口202具有一个带有不同部分的直观布局，诸如其内驻留一个或多个社交网络的文件夹区域204。此外，窗口202包括呈现可由用户选择某些动作的列表208的顶部部分206。 
作为示例，文件夹204呈现标识用户可用的社交网络的一个或多个项目。在该情形中，“College Friends”(大学朋友)图标210提供与关联于包括用户的一个或多个大学朋友的所定义社交网络的社交空间的链接。与用户所创建的其它社交网络相对应的其它图标也被包含在文件夹空间204中。 
文件夹空间204具有诸如“Other Contact Places”(其它接触地点)列表212的其它部分，该列表212包括与在文件夹显示区域204中呈现的社交网络相关联的数据。此外，“Filter By”(过滤)菜单214允许用户基于各种搜索标准搜索社交网络项目。 
一个特定用户可具有所属的一个以上群体，并且一个群体的每个成员可属于一个或多个其它成员所不属于的一个或多个组。因而，尽管相关社交网络图标210对每个群体成员都显现并且在每个机器上同等地显现，但社交空间内可有一些部分对应于不与其它群体成员共享的图标210。 
在一实施例中，可在诸如可在Windows命令解释程序上显示的侧栏用户界面部分中向用户提供社交网络状态。图3示出用于呈现有关社交网络状态的信息的侧 栏302的一示例性实现。为了在用户指尖上呈现一信息中枢，侧栏302包括一社交网络侧栏部分304，该侧栏部分304较佳地可通过结合侧栏302使用的普通对话框访问。在所示实施例中，一个或多个用户可选图标306、308呈现与关联社交网络的状态相关的信息。例如，八个群体成员中的三个目前在“大学朋友”网络中活动，而六个群体成员之一在“足球伙伴”网络中活动。此外，当用户在一图标上停留时，它可示出该社交网络中在场的活动成员。用这种方法，有关社交网络的活动和状态的信息可方便地向用户显现，而无需导航到图2所示的浏览器窗口或社交空间，如下所述。 
由于提供给侧栏302的面积有限，在大多数情形中在给定时刻并不向用户呈现所有的社交网络。为了限制所呈现社交网络的数量，本发明可允许用于显示示出哪些社交网络的用户配置。替换地或附加地，该系统可提供智能过滤器来基于一组给定标准显示社交网络。因而，在侧栏302中呈现的网络列表可以是固定的，诸如经用户配置的，或者它可以是基于一活动过滤器动态的。在又一替换方案中，所呈现的列表可以是一组合。例如，用户可将可用社交网络的一个子集“钉”在侧栏部分304中，而其它社交网络图标则基于活动动态地改变。 
为了提供有关社交网络中活动的变化或其它状态变化的信息，一较佳实施例的一个功能部件向用户呈现各种通知。例如，用户可在新成员上线到给定社交网络时接收通知。这些通知仅可在用户参与社会网络中的活动时呈现。或者，当用户正在操作他或她的计算设备的任何时候可呈现通知。 
图4A-4C示出通知的示例。在图4A中，屏幕显示呈现一通知消息框400，包括提供有关状态或其它动作的改变的信息的通知402。在该实例中，通知指示“大学朋友”群体中的群体成员已开始聊天会话。通知消息框400还包括实例化诸如使用户能加入群体聊天会话的即时消息通信应用程序的应用程序的入口点404。此外，消息框400包括与通知相关的特定社交网络的图标表示406。其它信息项目可被包括在诸如可扩展选项菜单408的消息框中以提供有关其它动作的信息。 
图4B示出包括活动状态的另一类改变、即其它群体成员已开始玩视频游戏的通知412的消息框410。在该示例中，入口点414使用户能通过其激活加入游戏。图标表示416和选项菜单418与图4A相同。类似地，图4C示出具有添加可用于社交网络的项目的通知422的消息框420。在该示例中，“大学朋友”成员之一添加了一新图片。与前述通知一样，消息框420包括访问新内容的入口点424、社交网络的图标表示426、以及可任选的诸如选项菜单428的其它信息项目。 
图5和6示出社交空间窗口的示例性屏幕显示。在图5中，社交空间500提供与特定社交网络相关联的项目的集聚数据视图。用这种方法，社交空间500提供对有关社交网络内活动的信息的即时访问。 
在一较佳实施例中，社交空间500布局被分成具有构成部件的多个部分。第一部分502显示群组的近期活动和状态改变的纵览。通过获得由与社交网络相关联的活动对象所提供的信息，纵览部分502创建社交网络中近期改变的整体感觉。纵览部分502包括一元信息分部504，它提供信息以帮助用户关联社交空间。该元信息分部504显示用户并列显示、空间名称以及日期。 
为了提供近期活动和状态信息，集聚并显示在纵览部分502中的活动对象主要是瞬时活动对象。例如，近期活动分部505提供已相关于社交网络进行的新活动的快速浏览。近期活动根据相关于社交空间发生的事件来判定。近期活动分部505预订对社交网络中其它部件和活动的更新，并显示已发起的三个最新活动、以及参与成员、或对社交空间的部件的最新更新。 
纵览部分502中的其它功能部件包括提供已接收到的有关新消息的信息的消息板506。此外，消息板506提供相关联电子邮件应用程序的发起点以使用户能查看消息。纵览部分502进一步显示了成员或在场分部508，它提供了当前群体成员及其相应状态的动态列表。 
社交空间500包括提供画布的部件部分510，在该画布上可呈现持久的活动对象。包括在部分510中的“部件”被实现为用户可排列、调节大小并定位在部件部分510上的微缩窗口。例如，用户可通过鼠标、铁笔或其它用户输入设备选择和移动微缩窗口的角或边。这些“部件”向相关联共享应用程序或文件系统项目集合提供高级纵览和入口点。在所示实施例中，这些“部件”还可由用户最大化(其中部件在整个可视“部件”区域上显示)或最小化(其中部件仅在部件的标题栏中显示)。如图所示，社交日程表更新部件512针对用户指定的时间量呈现群体日程表的定制微缩窗口。在所示实施例中对各个日程表条目显示了以下信息：预约日期；预约的时间跨度；预约的标题；以及预约的地点。 
部件部分510的呈现中所包括的另一图形窗口是近来添加文件部件514。该部件514呈现近来添加文件的视图，以及与所显示条目相关联的共享文件的入口点。在一实施例中，近来添加文件部件514可以是持久的并包括以下信息：文件名、文件类型、添加该文件的所有者或个人；以及添加该文件的日期。当然，呈现可替换地以诸如相册活动对象的可定制文件体验来实现。 
在图5所示的部分510中显示的附加部件是不同的列表更新部件516和518。较佳地，呈现给用户的信息列表是可定制和可扩展的。相应地，列表更新部件可被配置成仅显示已改变的列表。这使得用户能导航相关列表并查看任何改变。这些列表也可具有图形元和控件元。即，与所述的其它部件一样，部件516和518提供应用程序和/或与该部件相关联的数据的入口点。 
共享空间500中所示的另一部分是发起部分520。该发起部分520允许用户发起与共享空间500的成员的活动。发起部分520包括显示预置数目的近来使用活动的活动发起区域522。因而，当用户点击或以其它方式激活发起区域522中的一个项目时，邀请会自动发送到其它活动成员，以邀请他们参与该活动。发起部分520还呈现显示预置数目的近来使用列表的列表发起区域524。当用户激活列表发起区域524中的一个条目时，相关联列表为该用户启动。尽管图5所示的图形元和控件元的呈现对于所例示的共享空间500而言是代表性的，但本领域技术人员将理解该布局和信息项目可被更改和/或扩展而不背离本发明。 
图6与图5的相似之处在于它也示出了社交空间600的布局。然而，在图6中，某些用户界面元以“图片”视图而非文本视图呈现。与图5中所示的屏幕显示一样，社交空间600布局被分成多个部分。第一纵览部分602显示群体的近来活动和状态改变的纵览。纵览部分602具有包括相关群体的图片的元信息分部604。与图5的实施例一样，纵览部分602也显示近来活动分部605和消息板分部606。类似地，纵览部分显示在场分部608，在该情形中在场分部608显示群体成员的图片视图。 
社交空间600还包括可定制“部件”部分610。在所示实施例中，社交日程表更新部件612向用户呈现群体日程表视图达用户指定时间量。部件部分610中所包括的其它图形元包括近来添加文件部件614、以及列表图形呈现616和618。这些部件与图5所示的部件部分510相比是经过重新排序的。它们还包括用于增强用户标识的图片元和图形元。最后，发起部分620提供活动发起区域622和列表发起区域624。 
图7更详细地示出图6所示的在场分部。如图所示，在场分部700提供有关群体成员的当前状态的信息。尽管它可呈现在文本列表视图中，但分部700以图片视图示出。在场分部700包括与用户相关联的用户并列显示702、以及允许用户设置他或她对于群体在场的菜单704。用这种方法，在场可由用户在每个空间基础上建立。一旦在场得以建立，用户状态就被传播到用户的相关联个人对象中的“在场” 列表。该在场信息因而经由来自该个人的传送到其它群体成员的“在场”对象获得。这样的信息通过群体成员的用户并列显示集聚和传送。在所示图片视图中，当群体成员在场时，他或她的并列显示由群体成员并列显示706所示完全可见。另一方面，群体成员并列显示在成员不在场时显示为半透明，诸如群体成员块708所示。 
图8更详细地示出发起部分800。如上所述，发起部分800允许用户发起与其它成员的活动。该发起部分800包括显示预置数目的近来使用活动并提供相关联入口点的活动发起区域802。列表发起区域804显示可在用户选择之后激活的预置数目的近来使用列表。 
图9更详细地示出部件部分900。如上所述，部分900中的构成部件可移动、调节大小或以其它方式按需配置。共享日程表部件902向用户呈现群体的日程表视图达用户指定时间量。该部件部分900中所包括的其它图形元包括近来添加文件部件904、以及列表图形呈现906和908。各个这些部件较佳地包括数字910所示的“更多”选项。当激活“更多”选项时，部件902被最大化以显示部件部分900内的整个协同部件应用程序。可替换地，相关联应用程序被启动，诸如在本示例中启动Outlook的共享日程表。 
在描述了社交空间图形界面的各个部件的细节之后，现在描述定制共享空间的细节。如图10所示，对话框1000可向用户呈现以有助于社交空间的定制。所示对话可通过选择“定制视图”链接(分别是图5和6中所示的元526和626)来启动。对话框1000包括社交空间并列显示或标识相关空间的文本信息。此外，对话框1000呈现当前在用的社交空间部件的列表1004和可用部件的列表1006。对于大多数情形，新的部件可通过“拖放”操作、或通过经由适当配置操作引入相关部件移到部件部分。在所示实施例中，对话框1000还呈现一高级选项列表1008，该列表可用来允许用户根据一查询生成器创建一定制列表部件、或从系统可访问的文件引入一部件。用这种方法，社交空间的部件部分可根据用户喜好来定制。 
用这种方法，本发明根据真实世界情形来允许群体成员之间的交互。例如，用户可取他或她孩子的大量图片和部分视频。因为共享这些内容特别是视频内容是特别困难的，所以用户可简单地创建家庭社交网络以用来与亲戚交换这些和其它文件。此外，用户可访问共享的日程表信息来确定在任意给定时间其它群体成员(在本示例中即为家庭成员)的计划。此外，用户可选择接收群体中改变或更新的通知。 
在另一真实世界示例中，用户可安排与其商务团队的数个成员以及在贸易展会中遇到的几个合伙人的会议，因为她计划与其它与会人员共享一些信息，所以用 户创建针对该会议的一个群体社交网络，并使用“接近”她的人员的列表来将其团队成员和合伙人添加到该群体中。用户还可按需用演示或其它材料预先填充社交网络。当与会者到场该会议并打开其计算系统准备会议时，他们得到社交网络已创建的通知、加入该社交网络并访问文档。此外，这些与会者可容易地添加有关会议的其它材料。当会议结束时，用户或其它与会者可删除该社交网络、或保持它以便于正在进行的协同。例如，通过使用工作空间工具，用户可启动在群体设置时生成的文档的查看过程，并结合来自其它群体成员的反馈来准备最终的文档草稿。在本示例中诸如销售人员的其它团体成员可使共享空间配置成接收最终文档草稿的通知以供处理。 
如上所述，本发明并不限于包括多个经由计算机网络交互的群体成员的社交网络。例如，用户可将社交网络定义为设备空间以允许设备之间的数据访问。即，共享空间可用来提供不同计算设备之间(诸如家用网络)的交互。由于共享空间的拓扑独立性，用户可替换地将社交网络定义为个人空间，以允许从不同的计算设备和/或位置访问共享数据、资源或其它项目。在本示例中，尽管网络拓扑有改变，但社交网络仍保持恒定。 
各种活动可在群体空间中进行。这样的活动可包括文件共享、通过文本和/或视听聊天、游戏、白板功能、消息板功能、内容分发、软件和补丁的分发。实际上，本发明可用于执行分布式计算任务，比如一起协作以解决复杂的真实世界问题，诸如天气预报、复杂的生物学问题如映射DNA、天文过程分析或在群体内容内搜索基本研究任务。可替换地，本发明可简单地用于持续向其它家庭成员通知新活动。 
可以理解，已经描述了新颖的用于网络上群体交互的应用程序架构和接口。根据本发明原理可应用其中的许多可能实施例，应当认识到，本文中参考附图所述的各个实施例是说明性的，并且不应视为限制本发明的范围。例如，本领域技术人员将认识到，专用软件实现中所示的例示实施例的要素可用许多不同方法实现，并且所示实施例可在配置和细节中有更改而不背离本发明的精神。此外，本发明主要相关于个人计算机及其相关联显示和桌面进行描述。然而，本发明并不要求PC或传统桌面。即，本发明也可在支持视觉显示功能的其它设备上实现。因此，如本文中所述地，本发明构想可落入以下权利要求及其等效方案范围内的所有实施例。 

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1.一种与社交网络相关联、允许所述社交网络中经定义成员之间交互的图形用户界面系统，包括：
第一显示区域，呈现其中至少所述成员之一可访问的社交空间的外观；
位于所述第一显示区域中的至少一个活动对象，用于提供一用户可选择的入口点，以发起与所述社交网络相关联的至少一个活动并激活与所述活动相关的某些操作；以及
第二显示区域，包括与可由所述成员访问的至少一个活动相关的状态信息，所述状态信息包括活动状态的改变；以及
第三显示区域，呈现包括所述状态信息的通知，所述通知包括：
所述社交空间的图标表示；
所述改变的文字描述；
用于发起与所述改变相关联的活动的用户可选择入口点；
可扩展选项菜单。
2.如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述入口点可被激活以启动与所述至少一个活动相关联的应用程序。
3.如权利要求2所述的系统，其特征在于，所述至少一个活动是与所述社交网络中的至少一个其它成员的同步交互。
4.如权利要求2所述的系统，其特征在于，所述至少一个活动是相关于所述社交网络中的至少一个其它成员的异步交互。
5.如权利要求4所述的系统，其特征在于，还包括位于所述第一显示区域中的多个活动对象，用于提供发起与所述多个活动对象相关联的多个活动的用户可选择入口点。
6.如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述第二显示区域提供所述社交网络中至少某些成员的状态的通知。
7.如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述社交网络中的至少一个其它成员自动地示出相对于选择所述至少一个活动对象执行的操作的结果。
8.如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述社交网络中的成员包括经由计算机网络连接在一起的计算设备的用户。
9.如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述社交空间包括设备空间。
10.如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述社交空间包括用于允许访问来自多个设备或位置的资源的个人空间。
11.一种允许在一个或多个社交网络之间导航的图形用户界面系统，所述一个或多个社交网络被创建成便于群体的第一在线成员与所述群体的至少一个其它在线成员在计算机网络上的群体交互，所述图形用户界面系统包括：
浏览器窗口；
位于所述浏览器窗口内的文件夹显示区域，所述文件夹显示区域用作标识所述用户所属社交网络的至少一个可见在场指示符的放下目标，所述在场指示符提供与关联于所述社交网络的社交空间的链接；以及
通知消息框，包括活动状态改变的通知，所述通知消息框包括：
所述社交空间的图标表示；
所述改变的文字描述；
用于发起与所述改变相关联的活动的用户可选择入口点；
可扩展选项菜单。
12.如权利要求11所述的系统，其特征在于，还包括针对与位于所述浏览器窗口内的所述社交网络相关联的活动的入口点的图标表示，其中所述入口点可被激活以启动与至少一个活动相关联的应用程序。
13.如权利要求12所述的系统，其特征在于，所述至少一个活动是与至少一个其它群体成员的同步交互。
14.如权利要求12所述的系统，其特征在于，所述至少一个活动是相关于至少一个其它群体成员的异步交互。
15.如权利要求11所述的系统，其特征在于，还包括多个可见在场指示符，所述在场指示符各自标识所述用户所属的相应社交网络，并提供与关联于所述相应社交网络的社交空间的链接。
16.在一具有包括显示器和用户界面选择设备的图形用户界面的计算机系统中，一种用于在显示区域显示经定义群体的社交空间的方法包括以下步骤：
(a)在第一显示区域中呈现与可由所述群体访问的至少一个活动相关的状态信息，所述状态信息包括活动状态改变的通知，所述通知包括：所述社交空间的图标表示，所述改变的文字描述，用于发起与所述改变相关联的活动的用户可选择入口点，可扩展选项菜单；
(b)在第二显示区域中呈现可由所述群体访问的多个活动对象，其中所述活动对象各自包括与所述活动对象相关联的应用程序的入口点，以及
(c)在接收到所述用户经由所述用户界面选择设备的选择时调节所述活动对象之一在所述第二显示区域内的大小。
17.如权利要求16所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法进一步包括步骤：
(d)在第三显示区域中以列表呈现多个活动对象，其中所述活动对象各自包括与所述活动对象相关联的应用程序的入口点。
18.如权利要求17所述的方法，其特征在于，所述活动对象之一提供有关与所述群体相关联的近来添加项目的信息。
19.如权利要求16所述的方法，其特征在于，所述社交空间包括设备空间。
20.如权利要求16所述的方法，其特征在于，所述社交空间包括用于允许对来自多个设备或位置的资源的访问的个人空间。
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