Sharing Television and Video Programming Through Social Networking

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016286284-A1
Application number	US-201615175159-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 7, 2016
Priority date	Aug 31, 2012
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system determine available media content from one or more content sources and query a social graph of a social-networking system for social content associated with a user of the social-networking system. The social graph includes nodes and edges connecting the nodes. The nodes include user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system determine, using the social content and the available media content, a plurality of social coefficients for the user, determine, based on the determined social coefficients, recommended media content for the user, and provide the recommended media content for display in a programming guide on a display device.

First claim

1 .- 20 . (canceled)

21 . A method comprising:
by one or more computer systems, providing a programming guide for display on a display device of a user; by the one or more computer systems, providing a personalized queue for display in the programming guide, the personalized queue comprising a plurality of recommended media content for the user as determined from a social graph; by the one or more computer systems, providing a user-selectable indication for display in the programming guide, the user-selectable indication being configured to add a particular show or movie to the personalized queue; and by the one or more computer systems in response to selection of the user-selectable indication:
adding the particular show or movie to the personalized queue; and
automatically posting to a communication system a message indicating that the user is planning to watch the particular show or movie.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the display device comprises one of:
a smartphone; a computer; a digital music device; a tablet computer; or a television.

23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the programming guide overlays at least a portion of an electronic programming guide (EPG).

24 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising, by the one or more computer systems, providing one or more sponsored items for display in the programming guide.

25 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising, by the one or more computer systems, providing a recommendation queue for display in the programming guide, the recommendation queue comprising media content that has been recommended by one or more other users of the communication system.

26 . The method of claim 21 , wherein:
the programming guide comprises a plurality of entries, each entry corresponding to respective media content; and each particular entry of the programming guide comprises a facepile, the facepile comprising images representing other users who are currently watching, planning to watch, or who have previously liked the media content of the particular entry.

27 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the recommended media content of the personalized queue is dynamically updated.

28 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the programming guide is configured to hide any channel numbers.

29 . One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media in one or more computing systems, the media embodying logic that is operable when executed to:
provide a programming guide for display on a display device of a user; provide a personalized queue for display in the programming guide, the personalized queue comprising a plurality of recommended media content for the user as determined from a social graph; provide a user-selectable indication for display in the programming guide, the user-selectable indication being configured to add a particular show or movie to the personalized queue; and in response to selection of the user-selectable indication:
add the particular show or movie to the personalized queue; and
automatically post to a communication system a message indicating that the user is planning to watch the particular show or movie.

30 . The media of claim 29 , wherein the display device comprises one of:
a smartphone; a computer; a digital music device; a tablet computer; or a television.

31 . The media of claim 29 , wherein the programming guide overlays at least a portion of an electronic programming guide (EPG).

32 . The media of claim 29 , the logic further operable to provide one or more sponsored items for display in the programming guide.

33 . The media of claim 29 , the logic further operable to provide a recommendation queue for display in the programming guide, the recommendation queue comprising media content that has been recommended by one or more other users of the communication system.

34 . The media of claim 29 , wherein:
the programming guide comprises a plurality of entries, each entry corresponding to respective media content; and each particular entry of the programming guide comprises a facepile, the facepile comprising images representing other users who are currently watching, planning to watch, or who have previously liked the media content of the particular entry.

35 . The media of claim 29 , wherein the recommended media content of the personalized queue is dynamically updated.

36 . The media of claim 29 , wherein the programming guide is configured to hide any channel numbers.

37 . A system comprising:
one or more memory devices; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memory devices, the one or more processors operable to:
provide a programming guide for display on a display device of a user;
provide a personalized queue for display in the programming guide, the personalized queue comprising a plurality of recommended media content for the user as determined from a social graph;
provide a user-selectable indication for display in the programming guide, the user-selectable indication being configured to add a particular show or movie to the personalized queue; and
in response to selection of the user-selectable indication:
add the particular show or movie to the personalized queue; and
automatically post to a communication system a message indicating that the user is planning to watch the particular show or movie.

38 . The system of claim 37 , wherein:
the programming guide comprises a plurality of entries, each entry corresponding to respective media content; and each particular entry of the programming guide comprises a facepile, the facepile comprising images representing other users who are currently watching, planning to watch, or who have previously liked the media content of the particular entry.

39 . The system of claim 37 , wherein the recommended media content of the personalized queue is dynamically updated.

40 . The system of claim 37 , wherein the programming guide is configured to hide any channel numbers.

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Archibong Ime
• Campbell Colin Cameron Brennan
• Daniel Robert
• Garcia David Harry
• Haugen Austin
• Heynen Mark
• Krausz Brian
• Toksvig Michael John Mckenzie
• Tseng Erick
• Wong Yoon Kean

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• H04N21/6543

  for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording {(remote booting in general G06F9/4416)} · CPC title

• H04N21/4334

  Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27) · CPC title

• H04N21/2668

  Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles {(information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063)} · CPC title

• H04N21/25866 Primary

  Management of end-user data (customer care in data networks H04L41/5077) · CPC title