METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LINKING AND PRIORITIZING CHAT MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A method for delivering chat messages to a user computer, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from the user computer, wherein the request includes a user identifier;
determining a first user account associated with the user identifier;
calculating, by a server, an importance score for each of a plurality of chat messages, the importance score being calculated for the first user account differently than for a second user account;
selecting a first set of chat messages, the first set of chat messages having a specified number of chat messages with importance scores that are highest amongst the chat messages; and
sending a response including the first set of chat messages to the user computer.
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed at methods and systems for facilitating social interactions between viewers watching media inputs and interacting with each other before, during, and after the viewing process. One embodiment is directed to delivering chat messages to a user computer. The method comprises receiving a request including a user identifier from the user computer and determining a first user account associated with the user identifier. The method further comprises calculating an importance score for a plurality of chat messages. The importance score may be calculated for the first user account differently than for a second user account. The method further comprises selecting a first set of chat messages. The first set of chat messages may have a specified number of chat messages with importance scores that are highest amongst the chat messages. The method also comprises sending a response including the first set of chat messages to the user computer.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for delivering chat messages to a user computer, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from the user computer, wherein the request includes a user identifier; determining a first user account associated with the user identifier; calculating, by a server, an importance score for each of a plurality of chat messages, the importance score being calculated for the first user account differently than for a second user account; selecting a first set of chat messages, the first set of chat messages having a specified number of chat messages with importance scores that are highest amongst the chat messages; and sending a response including the first set of chat messages to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions that when executed control a computer system to deliver chat messages to a user computer, the instructions comprising:
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receiving a request from the user computer, wherein the request includes a user identifier; determining a first user account associated with the user identifier; calculating an importance score for each of a plurality of chat messages, the importance score being calculated for the first user account differently than for a second user account; selecting a first set of chat messages, the first set of chat messages having a specified number of chat messages with importance scores that are highest amongst the chat messages; and sending a response including the first set of chat messages to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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