A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-BROADCASTING IN A SOCIAL EXPERIENCE ENVIRONMENT

• US 20150341695A1
• Filed: 05/28/2013
• Published: 11/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PATTAN, Basavaraj Jayawant
• Granted Patent: US 9,888,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2393 involving handling client requests scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/437 Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. for transmitting client requests to a VOD server flow control in data networks H04L47/10; streaming protocols, e.g. RTP or RTCP, H04L65/65; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests in data packet switching networks H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/475 End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/658 Transmission by the client directed to the server

Abstract

A method and system for self-broadcasting content during an ongoing content viewing activity. The method receives a request from a first user to broadcast the content and determines whether the first user is authorized to broadcast the content, and publishes the availability of the broadcasting content for viewing activity. Additionally, the method receives a request from one or more second users to view the broadcasted content along with criteria associated with the ongoing content viewing activity. The method determines whether one or more second users are authorized to view the broadcasted content. Further, the method creates a list of broadcasted content based on the criteria and sends the list of the broadcasted content to the first user.

Claims

1. A method for self-broadcasting content during an ongoing content viewing activity, wherein said method comprises:

receiving at least one request from a first user to broadcast said content;

determining whether said first user is authorized to broadcast said content; and

publishing availability of broadcasting said content by said first user.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises binding said broadcast associated with said content during said ongoing content viewing activity.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein said request comprises at least one privacy level, wherein said privacy level comprises at least one of:

a private content, a public content, and at least one second user identity associated with said private content.

4. The method as in claim 3, wherein said method further comprises receiving a response from at least one second user to view said broadcasted content, wherein said response comprises one of:

accept response or reject response to view said broadcasted content, if said at least one second user is associated with said private content.

5. The method as in claim 4, wherein said method further comprises initiating said broadcast content with said at least one second user, if said at least one second user sends said accept response.

6. The method as in claim 3, wherein said method further comprises notifying said response to said first user after receiving said response from said at least one second user.

7. The method as in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises sending list of said at least one second user viewing said broadcasted content to said first user.

8. The method as in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises controlling said broadcasted content for said at least one second user, wherein said controlling is administrative.

9. The method as in claim 8, wherein said administrative control comprises at least one of:

ban, pause, mute and stop said broadcasted content.

10. The method as in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving at least one request from said at least one second user to view said broadcasted content along with criteria associated to said ongoing content viewing activity;

determining whether said at least one second user is authorized to view said broadcasted content;

analyzing list of said broadcasted content based on said criteria; and

sending list of said broadcasted content to said at least one second user after analyzing.

11. The method as in claim 10, wherein said criteria comprises at least one of:

contact groups viewed said broadcasted content, popular broadcasted content, and all broadcasted content.

12. The method as in claim 10, wherein said method further comprises receiving said at least one request from said at least one second user to view said broadcasted content of said first user from said list of said broadcasted content.

13. The method as in claim 12, wherein said method further comprises determining whether said at least one second user is authorized to view said broadcasted content of said first user.

14. The method as in claim 13, wherein said method further comprises sending said response to said at least one second user after authorizing said at least one second user to view said broadcasted content of said first user, wherein said response comprises one of:

said accept response or reject response.

15. (canceled)

16. A system for self-broadcasting content during an ongoing content viewing activity, wherein said system comprises a server, at least one content provider, wherein said server is configured to:

receive at least one request from a first user to broadcast said content;

determine whether said first user is authorized to broadcast said content; and

publish availability of broadcasting said content by said first user.

17. The system as in claim 16, wherein said server is configured to bind said broadcast associated with said content during said ongoing content viewing activity.

18. The system as in claim 16, wherein said request comprises at least one privacy level, wherein said privacy level comprises at least one of:

a private content, a public content, and at least one second user identity associated with said private content.

19. The system as in claim 18, wherein said server is further configured to receive a response from at least one second user to view said broadcasted content, wherein said response comprises one of:

accept response or reject response to view said broadcasted content, if said at least one second user is associated with said private content.

20. The system as in claim 19, wherein said server is further configured to notify said response to said first user after receiving said response from said at least one second user.

21. The system as in claim 19, wherein said server is further configured to initiate said broadcast content with said at least one second user, if said at least one second user sends said accept response.

22. The system as in claim 16, wherein said server is further configured to send list of said at least one second user viewing said broadcasted content to said first user.

23. The system as in claim 16, wherein said one of:

said server or said first user is further configured to control said broadcasted content for said at least one second user, wherein said controlling is administrative.

24. The system as in claim 23, wherein said administrative control comprises at least one of:

ban, pause, mute and stop said broadcasted content.

25. The system as in claim 16, wherein said server is further configured to:

receive at least one request from said at least one second user to view said broadcasted content along with criteria associated to said ongoing content viewing activity;

determine whether said at least one second user is authorized to view said broadcasted content;

analyze list of said broadcasted content based on said criteria; and

send list of said broadcasted content to said at least one second user after analyzing.

26. The system as in claim 25, wherein said criteria comprises at least one of:

contact groups viewed said broadcasted content, popular broadcasted content, and all broadcasted content.

27. The system as in claim 25, wherein said system is further configured to receive said at least one request from said at least one second user to view said broadcasted content of said first user from said list of said broadcasted content.

28. The system as in claim 27, wherein said server is further configured to determine whether said at least one second user is authorized to view said broadcasted content of said first user.

29. The system as in claim 28, wherein said server is further configured to send said response to said at least one second user after authorizing said at least one second user to view said broadcasted content of said first user, wherein said response comprises one of:

said accept response or reject response.