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Sharing television and video programming through social networking

US9497155B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2012
Grant dateNov 15, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2101/622
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system identify a user viewing video content on a first display device, identify the video content being viewed on the first display device by the user, and determine a second display device associated with the identified user. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system determine an action related to the video content being viewed by the user on the first display device and provide one or more instructions to the determined second display device to display a call-to-action associated with the determined action.

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