Media processing system supporting personal network activity indication exchange
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsJeyhan Karaoguz, James D. Bennett
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AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsJeyhan Karaoguz, James D. Bennett
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A system and method supporting the communication of indication of activity in a communication network are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may permit a first user to send an activity indication to a predefined group of other users, to enable members of the group of other users to engage in additional media exchange activities with the first user. The activity indication sent to the other users may comprise information descriptive of the media consumption activity of the first user. A user of an embodiment of the present invention may define a set of conditions in which received activity indications result in a notification of the user. Notification of the user may comprise displaying a graphical image, generating a sound, or lighting an indicator on a set top box.
A communication device comprising:
A communication device that supports personal media of a first user, the personal media being stored at a first location associated with the first user, the communication device comprising:
An electronic circuit system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.