Method and apparatus for identifying common interest between social network users
US-9225788-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Mobile status update display
US9077679B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9077679-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414513200-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Publication date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2015 |
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A method for using a wireless receiver may include receiving subscribed messages for a user identified with a user account of a hub, being messages posted by other uses of the hub to which the user has subscribed. The method may include automatically processing the messages to determine content for display on a display device, and displaying the content on the display device. The display device may be configured as two separate screens mounted at separate locations on the user's body. The messages may include user status messages, which are messages posted to the hub by the user, and the user status messages and subscription messages may be displayed on separate ones of the two screens. An apparatus for performing the method may include a processor coupled to a memory holding encoded instructions for performing operations of the method.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: using a wireless receiver in an apparatus, receiving messages transmitted from a subscription hub comprising subscribed messages for a user identified with a user account, the subscribed messages being messages posted by other users of the hub to which the user has subscribed, wherein the messages are transmitted by the hub in response to postings from the other users and comprise user status messages which are messages posted to…
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- What does patent US9077679B2 cover?
- A method for using a wireless receiver may include receiving subscribed messages for a user identified with a user account of a hub, being messages posted by other uses of the hub to which the user has subscribed. The method may include automatically processing the messages to determine content for display on a display device, and displaying the content on the display device. The display device…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Shuster Gary Stephen, Shuster Brian Mark
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L51/32. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jul 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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