System and Method for Customizing Communication in a Social Television Framework
AssigneeGoogle Technology Holdings LLC
InventorsGunnar Harboe, Noel Massey, Von A. Mock
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Abstract
A system and method for customizing communication in a social television framework is described. The method includes retrieving a current context data set corresponding to multiple users, wherein the current context data set includes a user profile component and a media content component. A customized mark set is determined based on an analysis of the current context data set, and at least one of the marks in the customized mark set is sent to a client end device to be experienced by at least one of the users.
Claims18
A method for customizing communication in a social television framework, the method comprising:
- retrieving a current context data set corresponding to multiple users, wherein the current context data set includes a user profile component and a media content component,
- determining a customized mark set based on an analysis of the current context data set, and
- sending at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to be experienced by at least one of the multiple users.
A communication system for customizing communication between users in a social television framework, the system comprising:
- a plurality of client end devices each connected to a corresponding television screen and in communication with a television content provider for receiving television signals therefrom for display on the corresponding television screen,
- a server in communication with the plurality of client end devices, the server operating to facilitate message exchange between multiple users of the client end devices, and
- wherein one of the server and the plurality of client end devices has access to user profile information and media content information corresponding to each of multiple users and access to a plurality of marks, and wherein one of the server and the plurality of client end devices operates to retrieve a current context data set corresponding to the multiple users, which current context data set includes a user profile component and a media content component, operates to determine a customized mark set based on an analysis of the current context data set, and operates to send at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to one of the multiple users via a respective one of the plurality of client end devices.
An apparatus in communication with a plurality of client end devices, each client end device associated with a respective user, connected to a corresponding television, and in communication with a television content provider for receiving television signals therefrom for display on a corresponding television screen, the apparatus for customizing communication between users in a social television framework, the apparatus comprising:
- a server including a database for storing user profile information corresponding to each of multiple users of the client end devices, and operating to facilitate message exchange between the multiple users, and
- wherein the server includes a database for storing a plurality of marks, operates to retrieve a current context data set corresponding to multiple users, which current context data set includes a user profile component and a media content component, operates to determine a customized mark set based on an analysis of the current context data set, and operates to send at least one of the marks in the customized mark set to one of the multiple users via one of the plurality of client end devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.