System and method for customizing communication in a social television framework
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1. A method for customizing communication in a social television framework, the method comprising:
- retrieving, by a social television server, a current context data set corresponding to multiple users, wherein the current context data set includes a user profile component and a media content component,determining, by the social television server, a customized mark set based on an analysis of the current context data set, wherein the customized mark set includes a plurality of marks, and wherein each of the marks is assigned a respective priority reflective of a relationship shared by a respective group of two or more of the multiple users,receiving, by the social television server, an indication of a user selection from a first of the multiple users of at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to be sent to at least one of the multiple users; and
sending, by the social television server, the at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to at least one of the multiple users.
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Abstract
A system and method for customizing communication in a social television framework is described. The method includes retrieving a current context data set corresponding to multiple users, wherein the current context data set includes a user profile component and a media content component. A customized mark set is determined based on an analysis of the current context data set, and at least one of the marks in the customized mark set is sent to a client end device to be experienced by at least one of the users.
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1. A method for customizing communication in a social television framework, the method comprising:
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retrieving, by a social television server, a current context data set corresponding to multiple users, wherein the current context data set includes a user profile component and a media content component, determining, by the social television server, a customized mark set based on an analysis of the current context data set, wherein the customized mark set includes a plurality of marks, and wherein each of the marks is assigned a respective priority reflective of a relationship shared by a respective group of two or more of the multiple users, receiving, by the social television server, an indication of a user selection from a first of the multiple users of at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to be sent to at least one of the multiple users; and sending, by the social television server, the at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to at least one of the multiple users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17)
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11. A communication system for customizing communication between users in a social television framework, the system comprising:
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a plurality of client devices each connected to a corresponding television screen and in communication with a television content provider for receiving television signals therefrom for display on the corresponding television screen, a server in communication with the plurality of client devices, the server operating to facilitate message exchange between multiple users of the client devices, and wherein the server has access to user profile information and media content information corresponding to each of multiple users and access to a plurality of marks, and the server (a) operates to retrieve a current context data set corresponding to the multiple users, which current context data set includes a user profile component and a media content component, (b) operates to determine a customized mark set based on an analysis of the current context data set, wherein the customized mark set includes a plurality of marks, and wherein each of the marks is assigned a respective priority reflective at least in part of an interest or relationship shared by a respective group of two or more of the multiple users, (c) operates to receive from a first of the multiple users an indication of a user selection of at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to be sent to at least one of the multiple users, (d) operates to send the at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to at least one of the multiple users other than the first user via a respective one of the plurality of client end devices, and one or both of (e1) operates to additionally send an echo message back to the first user or (e2) operates to receive from the first user a command to delete the at least one mark, wherein the respective priority assigned to each of the marks is reflective at least in part of the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus in communication with a plurality of client end devices, each client end device associated with a respective user, connected to a corresponding television, and in communication with a television content provider for receiving television signals therefrom for display on a corresponding television screen, the apparatus for customizing communication between users in a social television framework, the apparatus comprising:
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a server including a database for storing user profile information corresponding to each of multiple users of the client end devices, and operating to facilitate message exchange between the multiple users, and wherein the server includes a database for storing a plurality of marks, (a) operates to retrieve a current context data set corresponding to multiple users, which current context data set includes a user profile component and a media content component, (b) operates to determine a customized mark set based on an analysis of the current context data set, wherein the customized mark set includes a plurality of marks, and wherein each of the marks is assigned a respective priority reflective at least in part of an interest or relationship shared by a respective group of two or more of the multiple users, (c) operates to receive from a first of the multiple users an indication of a user selection of at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to be sent to at least one of the multiple users, and (d) operates to send the at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to the at least one of the multiple users via one of the plurality of client devices, wherein the respective priority assigned to each of the marks is reflective at least in part of the relationship.
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