SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDIA-CENTRIC AND MONETIZABLE SOCIAL NETWORKING

• US 20140365581A1
• Filed: 10/01/2013
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brabble Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Brabbletv.com LLC
• Inventors: Kennon, Thomas, DePalma, Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 10,134,095 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2145 Inheriting rights or properties, e.g., propagation of permissions or restrictions within a hierarchy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A method and system connects brands, users and communities via socially shared content elements that take the form of, for example, words, pictures/images, videos and/or audio objects. The method creates a social media engagement and distribution capability of dynamic, interactive impressions linking users to users and users to brands around shared “day in the life” moments. The spectrum of reach and range of content types combined with user daily lives creates a ubiquitous new web medium of social content. The user experience created by this method and system creates a sustainable stickiness for members, capturing, creating, sharing and responding to each other interactively in any communication format, at any time, in any place and for any reason.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

outputting, by a computer processor of a device, a first graphical user interface (GUI) display arrangement that includes a control, in response to user selection of which the device is configured to activate a media capture component for recording and storing a media content object, wherein a type of the media content object recordable by user interaction with the first GUI display arrangement is selectable, by the user and within the first GUI display arrangement, from a plurality of media content object types.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of media content object types include video, audio, image, and text.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein a combination of the media content object types is selectable for creating a media content object structure that includes a respective content object of each of the selected types of the combination, the respective content objects of the structure being associated with each other by the structure.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the structure is selectable for playback, during which playback all of the media content objects of the structure are output.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to the recording of the media content object using the media capture component, in the state of activation responsive to the user selection of the control, outputting, by the processor, a second GUI display arrangement including a posting control that is user controllable for posting the recorded media content object to a platform on a network that is accessible for consumption of the recorded media content object by other users.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content object is a video that is at least 45 seconds long.

7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

obtaining, by a computer processor and via a network, a first media content object attributed to a first user;

outputting, by the processor and via a graphical user interface display arrangement for a second user, the obtained first media content object;

receiving, by the processor, user input by interaction with the graphical user interface display arrangement; and

based on the user input, recording and transmitting over the network, a second media content object in association with the first media content object, wherein the second media content object includes at least one of video, audio, and an image.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the obtained first media content object is displayed, in the outputting step, in a post object, the post object including a graphical control that is user-selectable for activating a video recorder to record a video limited to no longer than a predefined length, the method further comprising:

responsive to finalization of the recording of the video, inserting the video as a reply to the first media content object, such that, in response to subsequent access of the of first media content object via the network, the first media content object is posted together with the video as a sub-entry thereto.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the predefined length is 45 seconds.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the obtained first media content object is displayed, in the outputting step, in a post object, the post object including a graphical control that is user-selectable for activating an audio recorder to record audio limited to no longer than a predefined length, the method further comprising:

responsive to finalization of the recording of the audio, inserting the audio as a reply to the first media content object, such that, in response to subsequent access of the of first media content object via the network, the first media content object is posted together with the audio as a sub-entry thereto.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the predefined length is 5 minutes.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the first media content object includes at least one of video, audio, text, and an image.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein:

a type of the second media content object is selectable from a plurality of at least two of the following types;

video, audio, text, and image; and

the type selected for the second media content object is not limited to a type of the first media content object.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the association packages the second media content object as a reply to the first media content object to cause the second media content object to be displayed as a sub-entry to the first media content object upon subsequent access of the first media content object via the network.

15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

aggregating, by a computer processor, postings authored by a plurality of users of a system and posted by the plurality of users to user pages of the system that are associated with respective users of the system; and

publishing, by the processor, a system-wide feeds page that is accessible to all users of a system, the system-wide feeds page including all of the aggregated postings;

wherein the system-wide feeds page is continuously updated as new postings are posted in the system.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the update is performed in real-time.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the update includes updating a display of the system-wide feeds page to display the new postings without requiring a refresh of the system-wide feeds page.

18. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

aggregating, by a computer processor, postings authored by a plurality of users of a system and posted by the plurality of users to user pages of the system that are associated with respective users of the system; and

publishing, by the processor, a system-wide feeds page that is accessible to all users of a system, the system-wide feeds page including all of the aggregated postings;

wherein the aggregated postings are arranged in the system-wide feeds page in chronological order of their respective postings to the user pages.