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US 8,949,873 B1Granted
Systems and methods for sharing media content viewing history
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsJason Bayer, Nathan Leslie Sandland
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Abstract
A method for storing user activity data is disclosed. The method includes receiving user activity data from the multiple computer programs, and identifying a subset of the user activity data in accordance with storage criteria associated with the multiple computer programs. The method also includes storing in a user activity database the subset of the user activity data identified in accordance with the storage criteria associated with the multiple computer programs, and displaying the subset of the user activity data stored in the user activity database.
Claims24
A method, comprising:
- at a computer system coupled with a display device, the computer system including one or more processors and memory storing multiple distinct media content viewing applications including a first media content viewing application and a second media content viewing application distinct from the first media content view application, for displaying media content on the display device,
- obtaining combined media content viewing history from the multiple distinct applications;
- enabling, using the combined media content viewing history, a user of the computer system to play, in the first media content viewing application, a media content item consumed or being consumed using the second media content viewing application, by:
- making the combined media content viewing history obtained from each of the multiple distinct media content viewing applications accessible to different ones of the multiple distinct media content viewing applications;
- and
- formatting for display the media content viewing history to the user;
- wherein the respective media content viewing application is associated with privacy criteria that specify whether the respective media content viewing application is enabled by a user to record media content viewing history on the respective media content viewing application, and the combined media content viewing history is identified in accordance with the privacy criteria associated with the respective media content viewing application.
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A computer system coupled with a display device, the computer system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- memory storing multiple distinct media content viewing applications including a first media content viewing application and a second media content viewing application distinct from the first media content view application, for execution by the one or more processors, for displaying content on the display device, the memory including instructions for:
- obtaining combined media content viewing history from the multiple distinct applications;
- enabling, using the combined media content viewing history, a user of the computer system to play, in the first media content viewing application, a media content item consumed or being consumed using the second media content viewing application, by:
- making the combined media content viewing history obtained from each of the multiple distinct media content viewing applications accessible to different ones of the multiple distinct media content viewing applications;
- and
- formatting for display the media content viewing history to the user;
- wherein the respective media content viewing application is associated with privacy criteria that specify whether the respective media content viewing application is enabled by a user to record media content viewing history on the respective media content viewing application, and the combined media content viewing history is identified in accordance with the privacy criteria associated with the respective media content viewing application.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing multiple distinct media content viewing applications including a first media content viewing application and a second media content viewing application distinct from the first media content view application, for execution by one or more processors of a computer system coupled with a display device, for displaying media content on the display device, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions for:
- obtaining combined media content viewing history from the multiple distinct applications;
- enabling, using the combined media content viewing history, a user of the computer system to play, in the first media content viewing application, a media content item consumed or being consumed using the second media content viewing application, by:
- making the combined media content viewing history obtained from each of the multiple distinct media content viewing applications accessible to different ones of the multiple distinct media content viewing applications;
- and
- formatting for display the media content viewing history to the user,
- wherein the respective media content viewing application is associated with privacy criteria that specify whether the respective media content viewing application is enabled by a user to record media content viewing history on the respective media content viewing application, and the combined media content viewing history is identified in accordance with the privacy criteria associated with the respective media content viewing application.
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A method, comprising:
- at a computer system coupled with a display device, the computer system including one or more processors and memory storing multiple distinct media content viewing applications including a first media content viewing application and a second media content viewing application distinct from the first media content view application, for displaying media content on the display device,
- obtaining combined media content viewing history from the multiple distinct applications;
- in accordance with application-specific criteria that indicate whether one or more of the multiple distinct media content viewing applications is authorized to access the combined media content viewing history, enabling, using the combined media content viewing history, a user of the computer system to play, in the first media content viewing application, a media content item consumed or being consumed using the second media content viewing application, by:
- making the combined media content viewing history obtained from each of the multiple distinct media content viewing applications accessible to different ones of the multiple distinct media content viewing applications;
- and
- formatting for display the media content viewing history to the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.