Creating a social network around recorded media
US7707246B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/4025
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are provided for creating social networks, such as text, video, or audio chat sessions, around recorded media. More specifically, a social network server operates to logically divide the recorded media into a number of time slices, which may be thought of as sliding time windows. When a user within a time slice desires to join a social network during playback of the recorded media, the social network server operates to either add the user to a pre-existing social network associated with the time slice or establish a new social network between the user and additional users within the time slice. As a result, the user may have meaningful social interactions with other users that are at similar points during playback of the recorded media.
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