Live broadcast on an online social network

    公开(公告)号:US10425694B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US15395597

    申请日:2016-12-30

    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.

    Inventor: Debashish Paul

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes sending, to a social-networking system, a request to access a live-broadcast session associated with a broadcasting user of the social-networking system. The live-broadcast session includes a media stream, where the media stream is available in a video format or an audio format. The method also includes determining a format for the media stream based at least in part on availability of the media stream in the video format or the audio format and a network connectivity status associated with the client system. The method further includes receiving the media stream in the determined format.

    Social camera for auto group selfies

    公开(公告)号:US10425579B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US15857371

    申请日:2017-12-28

    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.

    Inventor: Debashish Paul

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by an application running on a client system of a first user, one of a plurality of cameras of the client system being used to capture an image. The plurality of cameras may include a front camera and a back camera of the client system. The application may detect one or more of the first user and one or more second users using the determined camera. The application may determine whether one or more image-capturing criteria are satisfied. If the one or more image-capturing criteria are satisfied, the application may capture the image using the determined camera. Otherwise, the application may provide feedback to one or more of the first user and the one or more second users to perform one or more actions in order to comply with the image-capturing criteria.

    SOCIAL NETWORKING INTERACTIONS WITH PORTIONS OF DIGITAL VIDEOS

    公开(公告)号:US20170187770A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-29

    申请号:US14982432

    申请日:2015-12-29

    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.

    Inventor: Debashish Paul

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for interacting with portions of digital video within a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein enable a user to select a portion of a digital video and share or like just the portion of the digital video, rather than the entire digital video. The present disclosure is also directed toward systems and methods for identifying viral portions of a digital video within a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein analyze social networking activity related to portions of a particular digital video to identify one or more viral portions of the digital video. In response to identifying one or more viral portions, systems and methods provide an indication of, or otherwise share, the one or more viral portions during playback of the digital video.

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