Patent ID: 9432320
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing an information-centric application in an online social network implemented using a database system, the method comprising: receiving content from one or more data sources; processing, using the database system, the content from the one or more data sources to determine that the content is relevant for a user based upon: determining, using the database system, that the content is associated with an application or online service based upon the user's role in the first business process and one or both of: the user's preference or the user's behavior; causing, based on the determination that the content is relevant for the user, the content to be accessible via the user's news feed; causing, based on the determination that the content is associated with the application or online service, the associated application or online service to be presented in a user interface displaying the user's news feed on the user's display device; receiving, at the server associated with the database system, an indication of user input submitted via the user's display device to interact with the associated application or online service; and causing, responsive to receiving the indication of user input, one or more records stored in a database maintained apart from the online social network to be created or updated.