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US09246613B2 Method and apparatus for providing online social networking for television viewing
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提供用于电视观看的在线社交网络的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for providing online social networking for television viewing
- Patent Title (中): 提供用于电视观看的在线社交网络的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12124020Application Date: 2008-05-20
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Publication No.: US09246613B2Publication Date: 2016-01-26
- Inventor: Martin W. McKee , Paul T. Schultz , Robert A. Sartini , Hubert Sieh
- Applicant: Martin W. McKee , Paul T. Schultz , Robert A. Sartini , Hubert Sieh
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04N5/445
- IPC: H04N5/445 ; H04H60/80 ; G06Q10/10 ; G06Q50/00 ; H04N21/475 ; H04N21/4788 ; H04L12/58 ; H04H60/33 ; H04H60/65

Abstract:
An approach is provided for extending social networking to television viewing. A community of a plurality of users is created, wherein each user is logged in a device configured to present audio-video content. Presence information of one of the users in the community is determined and transmitted to a corresponding device of another one of the users.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090293079A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR TELEVISION VIEWING Public/Granted day:2009-11-26
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