METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK
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1. A method for social networking with a mobile computing device comprising:
- providing for use on a mobile computing device a synchronization index, wherein said synchronization index is associated to multimedia and indicates respective times within the multimedia corresponding to a word or range of words;
providing mobile computing device software, wherein said mobile computing device software comprises executable program code configured to receive the synchronization index,wherein said mobile computing device software comprises executable program code configured to facilitate annotation of said synchronization index responsive to user input received by the mobile computing device; and
communicating said annotation to a second computing device via a network.
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Abstract
The invention relates to social networking with a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device is provided a synchronization index, wherein the synchronization index is associated to multimedia and indicates respective times within the multimedia corresponding to a word or range of words. The mobile computing device software comprises executable program code configured to facilitate annotation of the synchronization index responsive to user input received by the mobile computing device and communicates this annotation to a second computing device via a network
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1. A method for social networking with a mobile computing device comprising:
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providing for use on a mobile computing device a synchronization index, wherein said synchronization index is associated to multimedia and indicates respective times within the multimedia corresponding to a word or range of words; providing mobile computing device software, wherein said mobile computing device software comprises executable program code configured to receive the synchronization index, wherein said mobile computing device software comprises executable program code configured to facilitate annotation of said synchronization index responsive to user input received by the mobile computing device; and communicating said annotation to a second computing device via a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for social networking relating to multimedia comprising:
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providing multimedia; providing a synchronization index that comprises a text transcription of at least a portion of said multimedia and indicates respective times within the multimedia corresponding to a word or range of words, wherein said synchronization index provides association between at least one portion of said text transcription and at least one portion of said multimedia, and wherein said synchronization index is provided to a first user and at least one additional user via a network; providing executable program code to deep link to a predetermined point within said multimedia by using said synchronization index; and providing executable program code to share one or more said deep links, wherein said sharing of deep links facilitates interaction between the first user and at least one additional user via a network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system for social networking relating to multimedia comprising:
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executable program code configured to provide multimedia; executable program code configured to provide a synchronization index, wherein said synchronization index is associated to said multimedia and indicates respective times within the multimedia corresponding to a word or range of words, wherein said synchronization index is shared with a plurality of users; executable program code configured to provide facility for a user to deep link to a predetermined point within said multimedia by using said synchronization index; and executable program code configured to provide facility for a plurality of users to share said deep links, wherein said sharing of deep links facilitates interaction between a first user and at least one additional user via a network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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