SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PRESENTING SOCIAL NETWORKING EVENTS VIA A TELEVISION RECEIVER
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1. A method performed by a television receiver for presenting imagery to a viewer on a television, the method comprising:
- receiving information at the television receiver, wherein the information describes at least one event occurring at a social networking community;
formatting the imagery by the television receiver for presentation on the television, wherein the imagery includes a description of the event occurring at the social networking community; and
directing the presentation of the imagery on the television by the television receiver to thereby provide the description of the event occurring at the social networking community to the viewer via the television.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide for presenting updates or events from a social networking website or other community to a viewer on a television. Information describing the event occurring at a social networking community is received at the television receiver. Television imagery that includes television content and also a description of the social networking event is formatted for presentation, and the imagery is presented on the television to thereby provide the description of the social networking event to the viewer via the television.
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1. A method performed by a television receiver for presenting imagery to a viewer on a television, the method comprising:
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receiving information at the television receiver, wherein the information describes at least one event occurring at a social networking community; formatting the imagery by the television receiver for presentation on the television, wherein the imagery includes a description of the event occurring at the social networking community; and directing the presentation of the imagery on the television by the television receiver to thereby provide the description of the event occurring at the social networking community to the viewer via the television. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method performed by a television receiver for notifying a viewer of a television of events occurring at a social networking community operating on a digital communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming modulated television signal at the television receiver; demodulating the incoming modulated television signal at the television receiver to obtain demodulated television programming; receiving information at the television receiver via the digital communications network, wherein the information describes at least one event occurring at a social networking community; formatting the imagery for presentation on the television, wherein the imagery includes a description of the at least one event occurring at the social networking community in combination with the demodulated television programming; and directing the presentation of the formatted imagery on the television by the television receiver to thereby provide the description of the at least one event occurring at the social networking community to the viewer via the television. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A television receiver for notifying a television viewer of events occurring at a social networking community, the television receiver comprising:
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a television interface configured to be coupled to a television; a television programming interface configured to receive an incoming modulated television signal and to demodulate the incoming modulated television signal to extract demodulated television programming; a controller configured to receive information describing at least one event occurring at the social networking community, to format imagery including a description of the event occurring at the social networking community in combination with the demodulated television programming for presentation on the television, and to direct the presentation of the imagery via the television interface to thereby provide the description of the at least one event occurring at the social networking community to the viewer via the television. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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