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System and method to facilitate communications and content sharing among users over a network

  • US 9,407,462 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2012
  • Issued: 08/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method comprising:

  • enabling, using at least one processor, a communication session between a first user and a second user of a communication system;

    receiving, during the communication session, a request by the first user to share content with the second user;

    searching one or more databases, remote from the first user and the second user, for content that is available for the first user to share with the second user;

    generating, based on the results from the search for available content and further based on one or more previous content selections by the first user, a plurality of selectable options for sharing content, wherein each of the plurality of selectable options corresponds to an available piece of content;

    enabling, during the communication session, presentation of the plurality of selectable options to the first user;

    detecting a selection, by the first user, of a particular selectable option from the plurality of selectable options, wherein the particular selectable option is associated with a particular piece of content; and

    sharing, in response to the detected selection, the particular piece of content with the second user.

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