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Systems and methods for interactively displaying user images

  • US 9,335,895 B2
  • Filed: 11/18/2011
  • Issued: 05/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for facilitating connectivity between users, the method comprising:

  • receiving preferences from a user, wherein the preferences include relationship status preferences in connection with a social network and music preferences;

    displaying, in a first portion of a user interface, a media player that creates a music station associated with the user based on the received music preferences, wherein the media player provides the user with an opportunity to tune to one of a plurality of music stations and wherein media information for the media player is received from a media server that is external to the social network;

    displaying, in a second portion of the user interface, a plurality of selectable user images to the user based on the received relationship status preferences and based on information associated with the music station displayed in the first portion of the user interface, wherein each of the plurality of selectable user images represents a member of the social network and has corresponding member information;

    receiving media consumption information corresponding to a plurality of users from the media server that is external to the social network;

    in response to receiving the media consumption information from the media server, determining whether at least a portion of the media consumption information corresponds to the plurality of selectable user images currently being displayed in the second portion of the user interface; and

    in response to determining that at least the portion of the media consumption information corresponds to the plurality of selectable user images currently being displayed in the second portion of the user interface, automatically updating, without receiving input from the user, the plurality of selectable user images being displayed in the second portion of the user interface with the media consumption information, wherein the media consumption is provided by the media server that is in communication with the social network.

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