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Methods, systems and storage medium for providing content notification based on user communities

  • US 8,554,693 B2
  • Filed: 11/18/2010
  • Issued: 10/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of notifying consumers of available content in a content distribution system, the method comprising:

  • providing a community portal for consumers, the community portal allowing consumers to search communities, join communities and end membership in communities;

    associating a consumer with a community in response to input from the consumer through the community portal requesting that the consumer be identified as a member of the community;

    presenting first content to the consumer for viewing;

    determining existence of a content event related to second content;

    associating the content event and the second content with the community;

    notifying the consumer who is the member of the community of the content event by sending a notification to the consumer, the notification presented to the consumer as a window presented overlaying the first content being viewed by the consumer;

    receiving an input from the consumer requesting the second content associated with the content event; and

    retrieving the second content for presentation to the consumer upon request from the consumer;

    wherein the content event is submitted by an other consumer;

    wherein associating the second content with the community includes associating a community designated by the other consumer with the second content.

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