Methods and apparatuses of user identification and notification of multimedia content
First Claim
1. A method of sharing information related to broadcast programs in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- identifying, by a wireless device, a portion of a program while receiving a first broadcast of the program;
receiving recipient information identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program;
communicating information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient; and
outputting a notification to the at least one recipient about a subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program at a specified time interval prior to the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus and systems for sharing information related to broadcast programs are described. One of the methods includes receiving data identifying at least a portion of a first broadcast of a program, receiving data identifying at least one recipient, and communicating information indicative of the identified at least a portion of the program to the at least one recipient. The method may also include identifying a subsequent broadcast of the program to the at least one recipient, and communicating data indicative of the subsequent broadcast of the program to the at least one recipient. Other aspects include systems, apparatus, and devices for sharing information related to broadcast programs.
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55 Claims
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1. A method of sharing information related to broadcast programs in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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identifying, by a wireless device, a portion of a program while receiving a first broadcast of the program; receiving recipient information identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program; communicating information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient; and outputting a notification to the at least one recipient about a subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program at a specified time interval prior to the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for sharing information related to broadcast programs, comprising:
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a network interface configured to communicate over a wireless network; and a processor configured to; identify a portion of a program while receiving a first broadcast of the program; identify a subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program; receiving recipient information identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program; communicate information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient over the wireless network; and output a notification to the at least one recipient about a subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program at a specified time interval prior to the subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for communicating over a network; and means for processing configured to; identify a portion of a program while receiving a first broadcast of the program; identify a subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program; receive recipient information identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program; communicate information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient over the network; and output a notification to the at least one recipient about a subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program at a specified time interval prior to the identified subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient.
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23. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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identifying a portion of a program while receiving a first broadcast of the program; identifying a subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program; receiving recipient information identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program; communicating information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient; and outputting a notification to the at least one recipient about a subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program at a specified time interval prior to the identified subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient.
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24. A method of sharing information related to broadcast programs, comprising:
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receiving data from a wireless device identifying a portion of a program identified by the wireless device during a first broadcast of the program; identifying a subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program; receiving data identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program; communicating information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient; and outputting a notification to the at least one recipient about a subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program at a specified time interval prior to the identified subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus for sharing information related to broadcast programs, comprising:
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a network interface configured to communicate over a wireless network; and a processor configured to; receive data from a wireless device identifying a portion of a program identified by the wireless device during a first broadcast of the program; identify a subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program; receive data identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program; communicate information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient over the wireless network; and output a notification to the at least one recipient about a subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program at a specified time interval prior to the identified subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for communicating over a network; and means for processing configured to; receive data from a wireless device identifying a portion of a program identified by the wireless device during a first broadcast of the program; identify a subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program; receive data identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program; communicate information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient over the network; and output a notification to the at least one recipient about a subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program at a specified time interval prior to the identified subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient.
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54. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving data from a wireless device identifying a portion of a program identified by the wireless device during a first broadcast of the program; identifying a subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion of the program; receiving data identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program; communicating information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient; and outputting a notification to the at least one recipient about a subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program at a specified time interval prior to the identified subsequent broadcast time of the identified portion, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the identified portion of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient.
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55. A method of sharing information related to broadcast programs in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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identifying a portion of a program by a wireless device while receiving a first broadcast of the program; identifying a subsequent broadcast of the program including the identified portion of the program that is subsequent to the first broadcast; receiving recipient information identifying at least one recipient, wherein the at least one recipient is a second user other than a first user associated with the program; communicating information indicative of the identified portion of the program to the at least one recipient; and outputting a notification to the at least one recipient about the subsequent broadcast of the program at a specified time interval prior to the identified portion of the program being broadcast in the subsequent broadcast, wherein the identified portion of the program begins at a specified elapsed time from a start of the program, and the notification of the subsequent broadcast of the program is included in the information indicative of the identified portion of the program that is communicated to the at least one recipient.
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