Patent ID: 9031957
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of providing information feed data in an information feed, the information feed data being stored in a first database system containing metadata information capable of being used by a client to display the information feed data in a social network application, a second database system storing tabular data having associated therewith tabular metadata capable of being used by a client to display the tabular data in a tabular format, the method comprising: receiving, at a first server from a first user, feed data to be incorporated into the first database system such that a plurality of clients associated through a plurality of users of a first social networking group may access the first database system to receive the feed data as part of a first information feed for the first social networking group; receiving, at a second server, a request associated with a second user to share tabular data with the first social networking group, the tabular data being part of an object containing tabular information usable by a client displaying the first information feed to display the tabular data of the object in a tabular format, the tabular data identifying a plurality of data records, each data record defining a custom object of a custom object type; storing the tabular data in the second database system as a plurality of custom objects defined by the data records, wherein updates to the custom objects are capable of being stored as feed items in a database, the feed items capable of being published in an information feed displayed on a display device; sharing the tabular data with a third user, wherein updates associated with the custom objects are provided to the third user in an information feed accessible by the third user, wherein the third user is a member of the first social networking group; and responsive to an edit request associated with the third user to modify the stored tabular data to create modified tabular data, updating the stored plurality of custom objects according to the modified tabular data.