Broadcasting video based on user preference and gesture
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a server, a gesture indication from a mobile device, the gesture indication having been generated by the mobile device in response to a user gesture on a user interface of the mobile device with respect to a video currently being recorded by the mobile device;
accessing a social network service to obtain a listing of one or more potential visitors to view the video, the listing being automatically generated based at least partially on user preferences set by a user of the mobile device;
accessing historical data describing previous actions initiated by the one or more potential visitors, the historical data used to generate user preference data corresponding to the one or more potential visitors, the historical data describing previous media content received by the potential visitors;
issuing availability notifications to a subset of the one or more potential visitors in the listing, the subset determined based on the user preference data;
receiving a visit request from one of the one or more notified potential visitors; and
in response to the receiving of a visit request, causing the broadcasting of the video currently being recorded to the notified potential visitor corresponding to the visit request.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a gesture indication is received from a mobile device, the gesture indication having been generated by the mobile device in response to a user gesture on a user interface of the mobile device with respect to a video currently being recorded by the mobile device. Then a social network service is accessed to obtain a listing of one or more potential visitors to view the video, the listing being automatically generated based at least partially on user preferences set by a user of the mobile device. Availability notifications are issued to the one or more potential visitors in the listing. A visit request is received from one of the one or more potential visitors. In response to the receiving of a visit request, the video currently being recorded is broadcast to the potential visitor corresponding to the visit request.
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12 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a server, a gesture indication from a mobile device, the gesture indication having been generated by the mobile device in response to a user gesture on a user interface of the mobile device with respect to a video currently being recorded by the mobile device; accessing a social network service to obtain a listing of one or more potential visitors to view the video, the listing being automatically generated based at least partially on user preferences set by a user of the mobile device; accessing historical data describing previous actions initiated by the one or more potential visitors, the historical data used to generate user preference data corresponding to the one or more potential visitors, the historical data describing previous media content received by the potential visitors; issuing availability notifications to a subset of the one or more potential visitors in the listing, the subset determined based on the user preference data; receiving a visit request from one of the one or more notified potential visitors; and in response to the receiving of a visit request, causing the broadcasting of the video currently being recorded to the notified potential visitor corresponding to the visit request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A server comprising:
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a processor; a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the system to; receive, at a server, a gesture indication from a mobile device, the gesture indication having been generated by the mobile device in response to a user gesture on a user interface of the mobile device with respect to a video currently being recorded by the mobile device; access a social network service to obtain a listing of one or more potential visitors to view the video, the listing being automatically generated based at least partially on user preferences set by a user of the mobile device; access historical data describing previous actions initiated by the one or more potential visitors, the historical data used to generate user preference data corresponding to the one or more potential visitors, the historical data describing previous media content received by the potential visitors; issue availability notifications to a subset of the one or more potential visitors in the listing, the subset determined based on the user preference data; receive a visit request from one of the one or more notified potential visitors; and in response to the receiving of a visit request, cause the broadcasting of the video currently being recorded to the notified potential visitor corresponding to the visit request. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at a server, a gesture indication from a mobile device, the gesture indication having been generated by the mobile device in response to a user gesture on a user interface of the mobile device with respect to a video currently being recorded by the mobile device; accessing a social network service to obtain a listing of one or more potential visitors to view the video, the listing being automatically generated based at least partially on user preferences set by a user of the mobile device; accessing historical data describing previous actions initiated by the one or more potential visitors, the historical data used to generate user preference data corresponding to the one or more potential visitors, the historical data describing Previous media content received by the potential visitors; issuing availability notifications to a subset of the one or more potential visitors in the listing, the subset determined based on the user preference data; receiving a visit request from one of the one or more notified potential visitors; and in response to the receiving of a visit request, causing the broadcasting of the video currently being recorded to the notified potential visitor corresponding to the visit request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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