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Multimedia aggregation in an online social network

US7680882B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2007
Grant dateMar 16, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/52
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Multimedia content is featured on user pages of an online social network using embed codes that are generated using a configuration file associated with the source ID for the multimedia content and a content ID for the multimedia content. The configuration file, the source ID and the content ID are stored locally by the online social network so that any changes to the embed codes can be made by changing the configuration file associated with the source and regenerating the embed codes. By managing multimedia content in this manner, greater control can be exercised by the online social network over the multimedia content that are featured on its user pages.

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