Providing a multi-pane display
US9167197B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4788
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a multi-pane display of programs being viewed by a plurality of social contacts include storing a user identifier for a user; storing an association of the user identifier with user identifiers for each of the plurality of social contacts of the user; receiving, from the plurality of social contacts of the user, program identifier data representing programs currently being viewed by the social contacts or previously viewed by the social contacts; and providing display data in a multi-pane display.
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