Method and apparatus for social network communication over a media network
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1. A device, comprising:
- a memory to store executable instructions;
a speech capture element for capturing speech messages;
a user interface; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the speech capture element, and the user interface, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising;
detecting a stimulus at the user interface for initiating a communication session with a member device of a social network to exchange communications, wherein the communications are associated with a television program presented by way of a media processor communicatively coupled to the processor;
responsive to the stimulus, accessing a user profile for a user that is associated with the stimulus, the user profile including a determination of a pattern of prior speech messages of the user captured by the speech capture element;
determining a speech capture time period based on a time between an activation of the stimulus and a period after a detection that a voice of the user has stopped speaking based on prior speech messages in accordance with the pattern of prior speech messages of the user profile;
activating the speech capture element in response to the stimulus, wherein the speech capture element is maintained in an active state independent of a characteristic of the stimulus, and wherein the speech capture element is maintained in the active state for the speech capture time period;
transmitting a request for initiating the communication session with the member device of the social network;
capturing a speech message at the speech capture element; and
transmitting a message representative of the speech message to the member device of the social network.
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Abstract
A system that transmits a request to initiate a communication session with a member device of a social network may include, for example, activating a speech capture element, maintaining activation of the speech capture element in accordance with a pattern of prior speech messages, detecting a speech message at the activated speech capture element, and transmitting the detected speech message, or a derivative thereof, to the member device of the social network.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a memory to store executable instructions; a speech capture element for capturing speech messages; a user interface; and a processor coupled to the memory, the speech capture element, and the user interface, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising; detecting a stimulus at the user interface for initiating a communication session with a member device of a social network to exchange communications, wherein the communications are associated with a television program presented by way of a media processor communicatively coupled to the processor; responsive to the stimulus, accessing a user profile for a user that is associated with the stimulus, the user profile including a determination of a pattern of prior speech messages of the user captured by the speech capture element; determining a speech capture time period based on a time between an activation of the stimulus and a period after a detection that a voice of the user has stopped speaking based on prior speech messages in accordance with the pattern of prior speech messages of the user profile; activating the speech capture element in response to the stimulus, wherein the speech capture element is maintained in an active state independent of a characteristic of the stimulus, and wherein the speech capture element is maintained in the active state for the speech capture time period; transmitting a request for initiating the communication session with the member device of the social network; capturing a speech message at the speech capture element; and transmitting a message representative of the speech message to the member device of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network element, comprising:
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a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising; initiating a communication session between a first member device and a second member device of a social network to exchange communications in relation to a media program; determining a speech capture time period based on an elapsed time between the initiating and a period after a detection that a voice of a user has stopped speaking based on prior speech messages in accordance with a pattern of prior speech messages of a user profile; receiving a speech message captured by a speech capture element of the first member device, wherein the speech capture element is activated independent of a characteristic of a detected activation stimulus of the first member device and is maintained in an active state for the speech capture time period; and transmitting a message representative of the speech message to the second member device of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting a request for initiating a communication session with a member device of a social network to exchange communications; accessing a user profile responsive to a stimulus; determining a speech capture time period based on a time between an activation of the stimulus and a period after a detection that a voice of the user has stopped speaking based on prior speech messages in accordance with a pattern of prior speech messages of the user profile; activating a speech capture element, wherein the speech capture element is maintained as active after the stimulus has ended, wherein the speech capture element is maintained in an active state for the speech capture time period; detecting a speech message at the speech capture element; and transmitting a message representative of the speech message to the member device of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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