Collaborative Composition Of Multimedia Communications
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsPreston G. Smalley, Ryan A. King, Justin B. Miller
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Abstract
Provided are methods and systems for providing personalized communications. An exemplary method can comprise determining an interest level in contributing to a media message for a recipient. The method can comprise selecting, based on the interest level, a plurality of contributors from a network of members associated with a recipient. The method can also comprise receiving at least two messages in one or more formats from the plurality of contributors. The method can further comprise combining the at least two messages into a media message. The method can comprise providing the media message to a recipient.
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A method of providing a personalized communication, the method comprising:
- determining an interest level in contributing to a media message for a recipient;
- selecting, based on the interest level, a plurality of contributors from the network of members associated with a recipient;
- receiving at least two messages in one or more formats from the plurality of contributors;
- combining the at least two messages into the media message;
- and
- providing the media message to the recipient.
A method of providing a personalized communication, the method comprising:
- identifying an event relevant to a contact;
- identifying a network member associated with the contact;
- determining an interest level of the network member in contributing to personalized content related to the event;
- notifying the network member of the event relevant to the contact;
- providing the network member an interface configured for organizing a collaboration between the network member and a plurality of other network members to create the personalized content related to the event;
- and
- composing the personalized content based at least on a compilation of one or more messages from the network member and the plurality of other network members.
A method of providing a personalized communication, the method comprising:
- determining an interest level in contributing to a media message for a recipient;
- selecting a plurality of contributors from social contacts of the recipient, wherein at least one contributor of the plurality of contributors is selected based on the interest level;
- receiving one or more messages in one or more formats from the plurality of contributors;
- combining the one or more messages into a message in one format;
- and
- providing the message in one format to a recipient, wherein the message in one format is editable by additional contributors after the message in one format is provided to the recipient.
A method of providing a personalized communication, comprising:
- determining an interest level in contributing to a composite media message for a reference network node;
- selecting, based on the interest level, a plurality of network nodes associated with the reference network node, the plurality of network nodes comprising a small-world network;
- receiving a first media message in a first format from a user, the plurality of network nodes and the user are social contacts of the reference network node;
- providing the first media message to the plurality of network nodes;
- receiving one or more additional media messages from the plurality of network nodes;
- combining the first media message and the one or more additional media messages into the composite media message;
- and
- providing the composite media message to the reference network node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.