Framework for delivering a plurality of content and providing for interaction with the same in a television environment
First Claim
1. A method for providing one or more content items to a user, the method comprising:
- setting a context for a client device operated by the user;
retrieving one or more representations of the context of one or more buddies associated with the user as indicated in a user profile, the one or more buddies in a social network of the user;
displaying the one or more representations of the context of the one or more buddies on the client device in conjunction with the context of the client device;
selecting a representation of a context of a given buddy from the one or more representations; and
changing the context of the user to the context of the given buddy.
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Abstract
The present invention provides messaging capabilities in conjunction with functionality for viewing and interacting with a plurality of content items t in a television environment. According to one embodiment, a method for providing one or more content items to a user comprises setting a context for a client device operated by the user and retrieving one or more representations of the context of one or more buddies associated with the user as indicated in a user profile, the one or more buddies in a social network of the user. The one or more representations of the context of the one or more buddies are displayed on the client device in conjunction with the context of the client device. A representation of a context of a given buddy is selected from the one or more representations and the context of the user is changed to the context of the given buddy.
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1. A method for providing one or more content items to a user, the method comprising:
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setting a context for a client device operated by the user;
retrieving one or more representations of the context of one or more buddies associated with the user as indicated in a user profile, the one or more buddies in a social network of the user;
displaying the one or more representations of the context of the one or more buddies on the client device in conjunction with the context of the client device;
selecting a representation of a context of a given buddy from the one or more representations; and
changing the context of the user to the context of the given buddy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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