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Linking social media and broadcast media

US9306989B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2012
Grant dateApr 5, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/44008
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The various implementations described herein enable bridging the use of a social networking application with the viewing and listening experiences associated with broadcast media. In particular, users are enabled to share and view nuanced comments associated with media content presented on a first type of device using Internet-enabled second devices. For example, a client device is enabled to synchronize a displayable user interface with a post stream associated with a particular broadcast media program as it is airing; and to present and enable user selection and modification of one or more social network post templates associated with the particular broadcast media program in order to produce a user-specific social network post. The user-specific social network post is then transmitted to a server system. In addition to providing the social network post templates, the server system operates to publish the user-specific social network post in the appropriate post stream.

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