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LIVE CONTENT SHARING WITHIN A SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT

  • US 20130073623A1
  • Filed: 02/16/2012
  • Published: 03/21/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • detecting a first mobile communication device being available to broadcast live media content in real-time generated by the first user device, the first mobile communication device being operated by a first user in a social network;

    identifying, using at least one processor, a second user related to the first user by virtue of their respective membership within a social network;

    transmitting, to a second mobile communication device being operated by the second user, a notification of the availability of the live media content in real-time generated by the first mobile communication device, the notification being presented within a social networking website of the social network, the social networking website being a website that includes a newsfeed area where status updates are presented from a plurality of users having a preestablished connection;

    wherein the transmitting of the notification comprises presenting the notification in a ticker area of the social networking website, the ticker area being an area that is continuously dynamically updated without the user needing to refresh the social networking website;

    receiving, in response to the notification, a request from the second mobile communication device to receive the live media content; and

    initiating, in response to the request, transmission of the live media content in real-time provided by the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device, the live media content being presented within the social networking website.

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