Patent ID: 11893216
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A system comprising:
a memory; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, to:
present a control element in a compact state for display at a first view of a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein
the compact state indicates lack of user input associated with the control element,
the control element in the compact state comprises a first selection area comprising a graphic and text that are available for selection to initiate a presentation of a plurality of options associated with the control element,
the plurality of options associated with the control element is hidden when the control element is presented in the compact state,
the first selection area of the control element in the compact state is displayed in a first format responsive to the plurality of options being in an unselected state,
the control element in the compact state is associated with a counter indicating a number of users that have endorsed an entity associated with the control element,
the counter associated with the control element is incremented to reflect a selection of an option of the plurality of options and decremented to reflect an unselection of the option, and
the counter is distinct from the graphic and the text;

responsive to a selection of the first selection area of the control element, present the control element in an expanded state for display at the first view of the GUI, wherein
the control element in the expanded state is presented with the plurality of options available for selection,
the plurality of options comprising a default option and one or more non-default options,
the control element in the expanded state comprises the graphic, the text, and a second selection area for each of the plurality of options,
the control element in the expanded state is configured to present a first visual indicator responsive to a first selection of a first option of the plurality of options,
the control element in the expanded state is configured to present a second visual indicator different than the first visual indicator responsive to a second selection of the first option and a second option of the plurality of options; and

modify a presentation of the control element from the expanded state to the compact state, wherein
the modified presentation of the control element is provided for display at the first view of the GUI,
the first selection area of the control element in the compact state is displayed in a second format indicative of a social action option, selected from the plurality of options, to endorse a post within a social network, and
the first selection area of the control element in the compact state is displayed in the second format in the GUI adjacent to the post generated within the social network.