Establishing multiparty communications based on common attributes
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a first selection from at least one electronic program guide (EPG), wherein the first selection from the at least one EPG is made by the first user; and
making the first user aware of a chat room that may be of interest to the first user to join based on a parameter selected from the group consisting of the first selection from the at least one EPG, information associated with the first selection from the at least one EPG, and filter information associated with the first user.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method includes receiving location information on a first user and a first selection from at least one electronic program guide (EPG), wherein the first selection is made by the first user. The first user is made aware of a chat room that may be of interest to the first user to join based on one of the following parameters, the first selection from the at least one EPG, information associated with the first selection from the at least one EPG, filter information associated with the first user, and the location information on the first user.
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37 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a first selection from at least one electronic program guide (EPG), wherein the first selection from the at least one EPG is made by the first user; and
making the first user aware of a chat room that may be of interest to the first user to join based on a parameter selected from the group consisting of the first selection from the at least one EPG, information associated with the first selection from the at least one EPG, and filter information associated with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving a first selection from at least one electronic program guide (EPG), wherein the first selection from the at least one EPG is made by a user; and
identifying the user for a potential chat room based on a parameter selected from the group consisting of the first selection from the at least one EPG, information associated with the first selection from the at least one EPG, filter information associated with the user, and location information on the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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a means for collecting information from a user;
a means for assigning the user to a chat room that may be of interest to the user to join, based on the information;
a means for notifying the user that the chat room may be of interest to the user to join. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. An apparatus comprising:
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a network, wherein a user is to receive media content;
an electronic program guide to be transmitted on the network;
a processor coupled with the network to analyze a selection made by the user from the electronic program guide; and
a chat room, wherein the user is invited to join the chat room based on the selection made by the user from the electronic program guide. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions, which when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a selection from an electronic program guide (EPG); and
providing an invitation to the user to join a chat room based on a parameter selected from the group consisting of the selection from the EPG, information associated with the selection from the EPG, filter information associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions, which when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an electronic program guide (EPG);
navigating the EPG; and
accepting an invitation to join a chat room, wherein the invitation to join the chat room was given in response to the navigating the EPG. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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