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Sharing television and video programming through social networking

US9674135B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 6, 2017
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2035

Classification

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

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a social networking system identifies a user viewing video content on a first display device, identifies the video content being viewed on the first display device by the user, and determines a second display device associated with the identified user. The social networking system sends one or more instructions to the determined second display device to display one or more chat messages associated with the identified video content.

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