System and method for social collection
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorANDREW YONEMOTO
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for establishing a network addressable collection of one or more media files based on a social connection. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request from a user to establish a collection associated with an event, wherein the collection relates to a network addressable site configured to provide a user interface for content provided by the user, and receiving content from the user to be stored with the collection. The method may further include receiving identification information from the user for one or more participant users, and transmitting a notification to the one or more participant users, wherein the notification includes a graphical display including a graphical representation of the content stored in the collection.
Claims27
A method for establishing a network addressable collection of one or more media files based on a social connection, the method comprising the acts of:
- receiving, by a server, a request from a user to establish a collection associated with an event, wherein the collection relates to a network addressable site configured to provide a user interface for content provided by the user;
- receiving, by the server, content from the user to be stored with the collection;
- receiving identification information from the user for one or more participant users;
- and
- transmitting a notification to the one or more participant users, wherein the notification includes a graphical display including a graphical representation of the content stored in the collection.
A computer program product stored on computer readable medium including computer executable code for establishing a network addressable collection of one or more media files based on a social connection, the computer program product comprising:
- computer readable code to detect a user selection of an application which allows for character input by a user;
- computer readable code to receive a request from a user to establish a collection associated with an event, wherein the collection relates to a network addressable site configured to provide a user interface for content provided by the user;
- computer readable code to receive content from the user to be stored with the collection;
- computer readable code to receive identification information from the user for one or more participant users;
- and
- computer readable code to transmit a notification to the one or more participant users, wherein the notification includes a graphical display including a graphical representation of the content stored in the collection.
A system comprising:
- a user device;
- and
- a server configured to establish a network addressable collection of one or more media files based on a social connection, the server configured to
- receive a request from a user to establish a collection associated with an event, wherein the collection relates to a network addressable site configured to provide a user interface for content provided by the user;
- receive content from the user to be stored with the collection;
- receive identification information from the user for one or more participant users;
- and
- transmit a notification to the one or more participant users, wherein the notification includes a graphical display including a graphical representation of the content stored in the collection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.