Automated social networking television profile configuration and processing
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorsAbhishek Patil, Xiangpeng Jing, Dipendu Saha, Nobukazu Sugivama, Ling Jun Wong, Djung Nguyen
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Abstract
Content selected by a user of a web access television (TV) device is monitored via a profile controller associated with the web access TV device. Social network aspects of a web access TV user profile are automatically configured based upon the monitored content selected by the user. Social networking opportunities for the user are managed via the web access TV user profile. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
Claims47
A method of managing social networking via a web access television (TV) device, comprising:
- monitoring, via a profile controller associated with the web access TV device, content selected by a user of the web access TV device;
- the profile controller automatically configuring social network aspects of a web access TV user profile based upon the monitored content selected by the user;
- the profile controller automatically managing social networking opportunities for the user via the web access TV user profile, where the social networking is carried out between the user of the web access TV device and other users using other web access TV devices, where such web access TV devices are networked together via a global communications network;
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- where automatically configuring the social network aspects of the web access TV user profile based upon the monitored content selected by the user comprises:
- performing a network search for available social network websites with content interest groups similar to the monitored content selected by the user;
- receiving search results comprising the available social network websites with the content interest groups similar to the monitored content selected by the user;
- automatically generating a list of the available social network websites with the content interest groups similar to the monitored content selected by the user;
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- associating the generated list of the available social network websites with the content interest groups similar to the monitored content selected by the user with the web access TV user profile.
A web access television (TV) device, comprising:
- a display device having a display comprising a display area;
- a memory for storing profile information;
- a tuner/decoder device that receives video content that is displayed via the display of the display device;
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- a profile controller configured to:
- monitor content selected by a user;
- automatically configure social network aspects of a web access TV user profile based upon the monitored content selected by the user;
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- manage social networking opportunities for the user via the web access TV user profile, where the social networking is carried out between the user of the web access TV device and other users using other web access TV devices, where such web access TV devices are networked together via a global communications network;
- where, in being configured to automatically configure the social network aspects of the web access TV user profile based upon the monitored content selected by the user, the profile controller is configured to:
- perform a network search for available social network websites with content interest groups similar to the monitored content selected by the user;
- receive search results comprising the available social network websites with the content interest groups similar to the monitored content selected by the user;
- automatically generate a list of the available social network websites with the content interest groups similar to the monitored content selected by the user;
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- associate the generated list of the available social network websites with the content interest groups similar to the monitored content selected by the user with the web access TV user profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.