Providing temporal information to users

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating and providing an user interface for providing temporal information to users. The user interface may comprise a center portion and a three-dimensional shape comprising an upper portion that lies about the center portion and a lower portion that lies below the center portion. The center portion may correspond to a first time period. The upper portion may correspond to a second time period in the future relative to the first time period. The lower portion may correspond to a third time period in the past relative to the first time period.

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         30 . A computer-implemented method for providing users with an interface with information regarding past and future events, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a computer device, an indication of a first event, wherein the computer device comprises at least one processor and operatively associated memory;   generating, by the computer device, a graphical user interface wherein the graphical user interface comprises:   a two-dimensional shape positioned orthogonal to a center axis, wherein the two-dimensional shape corresponds to a time period, wherein the two-dimensional shape comprises a plurality of bands at differing distances from the center axis, wherein each band corresponds to a category of events;   a first icon plotted in a first band selected from the plurality of bands, wherein the first icon corresponds to a first event described by a first category of events corresponding to the first band, and wherein an angular position of the first icon about the center axis indicates a first time when the first event occurred;   providing the graphical user interface to a first user, by the computer device;   receiving, by the computer device, an indication of an update to the first event; and   modifying, by the computer device, the first icon to indicate the update to the first event.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the first event is a posting of a message to a social media outlet, and wherein the update to the first event is a reply to the message. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 30 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the computer device, an indication of a second update to the first event; and   modifying, by the computer device, the first icon to indicate the second update to the to the first event.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the second update is an additional reply to the message. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein a first category of events corresponds to at least one message feed and wherein the first event is a posting of a message indicated by the at least one message feed. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a second icon plotted in a second band selected from the plurality of bands, wherein the second icon corresponds to a second event described by a second category of events corresponding to the second band, and wherein an angular position of the second icon about the center axis indicates a second time when the second event occurred. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein modifying the first icon to indicate the update to the first event comprises changing a size of the first icon. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein modifying the first icon to indicate the update to the first event comprises changing a color of the first icon.