System and method for event content stream

• US 9,391,792 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2012
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Yeskel, Zachary, Lopyrev, Anton, Chen, Tianxuan, Cohen, Dave, Harshawat, Kavi, Steiner, Matthew, Gallagher, James, Ho, Denise, Asver, Ajmal
• Primary Examiner(s): Sall, El Hadji
• Application Number:
  US13/534,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20140006515A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,476 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-205, 709/206, 709/217, 709/203, 709/200, 725 40- 45
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1089 by adding media; by removing media
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for providing a live stream of event content is provided. In an embodiment, a method may include defining an online collaborative space associated with an event. A plurality of event participants may be associated with the event. Content contributions may be received from one or more of the event participants. An event content update may be transmitted to a client event application based on the received content contributions to provide a live stream of event content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

defining, on one or more processors, an online collaborative space on a social networking site associated with an event, the event having an associated name and location;

associating, on the one or more processors, a plurality of event participants with the event and the online collaborative space;

receiving, on the one or more processors, content contributions to the online collaborative space from one or more of the event participants, one or more of the content contributions including one or more of video content and photographic content; and

transmitting, on the one or more processors, to a client event application, an event content update notification in response to receiving at least one of the content contributions to the online collaborative space to provide thereby a live stream of event content, wherein an event process on the one or more processors identifies content contributions received after a previous event content update was transmitted.

2. A computer-implemented method comprising:

defining, on one or more processors, an online collaborative space on a social networking site associated with an event, the event having an associated location;

associating, on the one or more processors, a plurality of event participants with the event and the online collaborative space;

receiving, on the one or more processors, content contributions to the online collaborative space from one or more of the event participants; and

periodically transmitting, on the one or more processors, an event content update to a client event application based on the received content contributions to the online collaborative space to provide thereby a live stream of event content, wherein an event process on the one or more processors identifies content contributions received after a previous event content update was transmitted.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein one or more of the content contributions include media content associated with the event.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the media content includes one or more of video content and photographic content.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein one or more of the content contributions include metadata content associated with the event.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the metadata content includes one or more tags associated with one or more pieces of event content.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting a notification of the event content update to the client event application responsive to receiving at least a first content contribution from one of the plurality of event participants.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising, receiving an update request from the client event application responsive to receiving the notification, and transmitting the event content update responsive to the update request.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of event participants are associated with the event and the online collaborative space based on membership in a social networking group.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein the event also has an associated name and time.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein the content contributions are received during the event.

9. A computing system comprising one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:

define an online collaborative space on a social networking site associated with an event, the event having an associated location;

associate a plurality of event participants with the event and the online collaborative space;

receive content contributions to the online collaborative space from one or more of the event participants; and

periodically transmit an event content update to a client event application based on the received content contributions to the online collaborative space from the plurality of the event participants to provide thereby a live stream of event content, wherein an event process identifies content contributions received after a previous event content update was transmitted.

10. The computing system of claim 9, wherein one or more of the content contributions include media content associated with the event.

11. The computing system of claim 10, wherein the media content includes one or more of video content and photographic content.

12. The computing system of claim 9, wherein one or more of the content contributions include metadata content associated with the event.

13. The computing system of claim 12, wherein the metadata content includes one or more tags associated with one or more pieces of event content.

14. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive an update request from the client event application responsive to transmission of an event content update notification.

15. The computing system of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the event content update to the client event application in response to the update request.

19. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of event participants are associated with the event and the online collaborative space based on membership in a social networking group.

20. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the event also has an associated name and time.