System and method of presenting media content
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1. A method comprising:
- monitoring, by a client device, a social network including media content associated with a plurality of users of the social network;
identifying an updated media content item associated with one or more users from the plurality of users of the social network, the one or more users linked to a user of a display device;
in response to identifying the updated media content item associated with the one or more users, sending, by the client device, an alert to the display device;
receiving a first command to present image cells at the display device in response to the alert sent from the client device, wherein the image cells are arranged in a table;
providing the image cells to the display device for display, wherein at least one of the image cells includes an image corresponding to the identified updated media content item;
receiving a second command to associate a row of the table to a first user of the social network, the row of the table comprising images associated with a second user; and
changing images in a plurality of image cells of the row from the images associated with the second user to images associated with the first user.
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Abstract
A method includes monitoring media content at media content locations to identify media content items. The media content locations are identified in social network data stored by a set-top box device. The method includes receiving, at the set-top box device, a command to present image cells to a display device. The command is responsive to an alert sent from the set-top box device. The method also includes presenting the image cells at the display device. At least one of the image cells includes an image corresponding to an identified media content item.
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring, by a client device, a social network including media content associated with a plurality of users of the social network; identifying an updated media content item associated with one or more users from the plurality of users of the social network, the one or more users linked to a user of a display device; in response to identifying the updated media content item associated with the one or more users, sending, by the client device, an alert to the display device; receiving a first command to present image cells at the display device in response to the alert sent from the client device, wherein the image cells are arranged in a table; providing the image cells to the display device for display, wherein at least one of the image cells includes an image corresponding to the identified updated media content item; receiving a second command to associate a row of the table to a first user of the social network, the row of the table comprising images associated with a second user; and changing images in a plurality of image cells of the row from the images associated with the second user to images associated with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A client device comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to perform operations including; monitoring a social network including media content associated with a plurality of users of the social network; identifying an updated media content item associated with one or more users from the plurality of users of the social network, the one or more users linked to a user of a display device; in response to identifying the updated media content item associated with the one or more users, sending, by the client device, an alert to the display device; receiving a first command to present image cells at the display device in response to the alert sent from the client device, wherein the image cells are arranged in a table; providing the image cells to the display device for display, wherein at least one of the image cells includes an image corresponding to the identified updated media content item receiving a second command to associate a row of the table to a first user of the social network, the row of the table comprising images associated with a second user; and changing images in a plurality of image cells of the row from the images associated with the second user to images associated with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:
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monitor, by a client device, a social network including media content associated with a plurality of users of the social network; identify an updated media content item associated with one or more users from the plurality of users of the social network, the one or more users linked to a user of a display device; in response to identifying the updated media content item associated with the one or more users, send, by the client device, an alert to the display device; receive a first command to present image cells at the display device, the command in response to the alert sent from the client device, wherein the image cells are arranged in a table; provide the image cells to the display device for display, wherein at least one of the image cells includes an image corresponding to the identified updated media content item; receive a second command to associate a row of the table to a first user of the social network, the row of the table comprising images associated with a second user; and change images in a plurality of image cells of the row from the images associated with the second user to images associated with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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