System and method for interacting with social networking in an internet protocol television system
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1. A media processor, comprising:
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a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
displaying a plurality of content items on a display device;
identifying a predetermined comment of a plurality of predetermined comments that relate to a content item of the plurality of content items being displayed by the display device;
identifying a selection of a characteristic option of the content item via a graphic user interface that displays a plurality of predetermined characteristic options of the content item; and
presenting selected posts on the display device that is presenting the content item from a social network system by other computing devices in communication with the social network system, wherein the selected posts are a subset of a group of posts related to the content item, and wherein the selected posts are selected based on the selection of the characteristic option of the content item,displaying a selected content item of the plurality of content items, resulting in the selected content item being presented by the media processor, wherein the plurality of content items includes a first particular content item that is recorded via the media processor and a second particular content item that is being displayed by equipment of a user concurrently with the identifying of the predetermined comment.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a predetermined comment of a number of predetermined comments that relate to a content item being presented by the media processor. A selection is identified of a characteristic of the content item of a number of predetermined characteristics of the content item. Posts are presented on a display device that is presenting the content item, wherein the posts are a subset of a group of posts related to the content item, and wherein the posts are selected based on the selection of the characteristic of the content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A media processor, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; displaying a plurality of content items on a display device; identifying a predetermined comment of a plurality of predetermined comments that relate to a content item of the plurality of content items being displayed by the display device; identifying a selection of a characteristic option of the content item via a graphic user interface that displays a plurality of predetermined characteristic options of the content item; and presenting selected posts on the display device that is presenting the content item from a social network system by other computing devices in communication with the social network system, wherein the selected posts are a subset of a group of posts related to the content item, and wherein the selected posts are selected based on the selection of the characteristic option of the content item, displaying a selected content item of the plurality of content items, resulting in the selected content item being presented by the media processor, wherein the plurality of content items includes a first particular content item that is recorded via the media processor and a second particular content item that is being displayed by equipment of a user concurrently with the identifying of the predetermined comment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a processing system including a processor, a content item received by a media processor; determining, by the processing system a comment of a plurality of comments from the media processor, wherein the plurality of comments are displayed by equipment of a user, and wherein the comment is about the content item; determining, by the processing system, a characteristic option of the content item from a plurality of characteristic options of the content item, wherein the plurality of characteristic options of the content item are displayed via a graphic user interface by the equipment of the user; and facilitating, by the processing system, presentation of limited posts regarding the content item on a display device, wherein the limited posts are a subset of a group of posts on a social network system, and wherein the limited posts are related to the characteristic option of the content item, wherein the content item includes a first particular content item that is recorded on the media processor, and wherein the content item includes a second particular content item that is being displayed by the equipment of the user concurrently with the determining of the comment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
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detecting a selection of a comment of a plurality of predetermined comments, wherein the plurality of predetermined comments are displayed by equipment of a user, wherein the comment is about a content item received by a media processor, and wherein the content item is selected by a user of the media processor from among a plurality of content items; detecting a selection of a characteristic option of the content item of a plurality of characteristic options of the content item, wherein the plurality of characteristic options of the content item are displayed as selectable items by the equipment of the user; and presenting selected posts regarding the content item on a display device, wherein the selected posts are a subset of a group of posts related to the content item that are provided to a social network system, wherein the subset is selected based on the selection of the characteristic option of the content item, wherein the plurality of content items includes a first particular content item that is recorded on the media processor, and wherein the plurality of content items includes a second particular content item that is being displayed by the equipment of the user concurrently with the selection of the predetermined comment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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