Sharing on-line media experiences

• US 10,277,545 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2015
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Heikes, Brian, Frischling, William, Love, John Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Sax, Steven P
• Application Number:
  US14/948,060
• Publication Number:
  US 20160080299A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,257 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

A lead user may share an on-line media content experience with one or more followers by identifying content of interest being experienced on the lead user system, identifying one or more followers with whom to share the content of interest, inviting the followers to experience the content of interest, and enabling the followers to access the content of interest.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting a user'"'"'s experience of online media content, wherein the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content comprises playing a playlist, an audio file, or a video;

detecting an update in the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content by detecting a change in the online media content being played from a first type of online media content to a second type of online media content, wherein the first type of online media content comprises one of an audio or a video and the second type of online media content comprises another of an audio or a video;

identifying, in response to detecting the update in the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content, at least one follower of the user;

notifying the at least one follower of the update in the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content by sending a notification to a client device associated with the at least one follower;

receiving, from the client device of the at least one follower, a request to experience the online media content in accordance with the update; and

providing the client device of the at least one follower access to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content in response to receiving the request from the at least one follower.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying one or more attributes of the at least one follower of the user; and

wherein identifying the at least one follower of the user is based on the identified one or more attributes of the at least one follower of the user and one or more attributes associated with the online media content being played of the second type of online media content.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling an option, within the notification, for the at least one follower to access the online media content being played of the second type of online media content based on the update to the user'"'"'s experience of online media content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the update in the user'"'"'s experience of online media content comprises at least one of skipping ahead to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content, skipping back to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content, or jumping to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the update in the user'"'"'s experience of online media content is changing from a playlist of the first type of online media to a playlist of the second type of online media content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the at least one follower access to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content comprises providing the client device of the at least one follower with a link to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling an option for the user to identify the at least one follower of the user.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause that at least one processor to perform the steps of:

detecting a user'"'"'s experience of online media content, wherein the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content comprises playing a playlist, an audio file, or a video;

detecting an update in the user'"'"'s experience of online media the content by detecting a change in the online media content being played from a first type of online media content to a second type of online media content, wherein the first type of online media content comprises one of an audio or a video and the second type of online media content comprises another of an audio or a video;

identifying, in response to detecting the update in the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content, at least one follower of the user;

notifying the at least one follower of the update in the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content by sending a notification to a client device associated with the at least one follower;

receiving, from the client device of the at least one follower, a request to experience the online media content in accordance with the update; and

providing the client device of the at least one follower access to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content in response to receiving the request from the at least one follower.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising the step of:

identifying one or more attributes of the at least one follower of the user; and

wherein identifying the at least one follower of the user is based on the identified one or more attributes of the at least one follower of the user and one or more attributes associated with the online media content being played of the second type of online media content.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising the step of enabling an option, within the notification, for the at least one follower to access the online media content being played of the second type of online media content based on the update to the user'"'"'s experience of online media content.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the update in the user'"'"'s experience of online media content comprises at least one of skipping ahead to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content, skipping back to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content, or jumping to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the update in the user'"'"'s experience of online media is changing from a playlist of one the first type of online media content to a playlist of the second type of online media content.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein providing the at least one follower access to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content comprises providing the client device of the at least one follower with a link to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising enabling an option for the user to identify the at least one follower of the user.

15. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to;

detect a user'"'"'s experience of online media content, wherein the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content comprises playing a playlist;

detect an update in the user'"'"'s experience of online media the content by detecting a change in the online media content being played from a first type of online media content to a second type of online media content, wherein the first type of online media content comprises one of an audio or a video and the second type of online media content comprises another of an audio or a video;

identify, in response to detecting the update in the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content, at least one follower of the user;

notify the at least one follower of the update in the user'"'"'s experience of the online media content by sending a notification to a client device associated with the at least one follower;

receive, from the client device of the at least one follower, a request to experience the online media content in accordance with the update; and

provide the client device of the at least one follower access to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content in response to receiving the request from the at least one follower.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

identifying one or more attributes of the at least one follower of the user; and

wherein identifying the at least one follower of the user is based on the identified one or more attributes of the at least one follower of the user and one or more attributes associated with the online media content being played of the second type of online media content.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to enable an option, within the notification, for the at least one follower to access the online media content being played of the second type of online media content based on the update to the user'"'"'s experience of online media content.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the update in the user'"'"'s experience of online media content comprises at least one of skipping ahead to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content, skipping back to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content, or jumping to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the update in the user'"'"'s experience of online media is changing from a playlist of the first type of online media content to a playlist of the second type of online media content.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein providing the at least one follower access to the second online media content comprises providing the client device of the at least one follower with a link to the online media content being played of the second type of online media content.