Sharing television and video programming through social networking

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9743157-B2
Application number	US-201615175159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2016
Priority date	Aug 31, 2012
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

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

What is claimed is:

1. 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.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises one of:
a smartphone;
a computer;
a digital music device;
a tablet computer; or
a television.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the programming guide overlays at least a portion of an electronic programming guide (EPG).

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, by the one or more computer systems, providing one or more sponsored items for display in the programming guide.

5. The method of claim 1 , 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.

6. The method of claim 1 , 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.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recommended media content of the personalized queue is dynamically updated.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the programming guide is configured to hide any channel numbers.

9. 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.

10. The media of claim 9 , wherein the display device comprises one of:
a smartphone;
a computer;
a digital music device;
a tablet computer; or
a television.

11. The media of claim 9 , wherein the programming guide overlays at least a portion of an electronic programming guide (EPG).

12. The media of claim 9 , the logic further operable to provide one or more sponsored items for display in the programming guide.

13. The media of claim 9 , 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.

14. The media of claim 9 , 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.

15. The media of claim 9 , wherein the recommended media content of the personalized queue is dynamically updated.

16. The media of claim 9 , wherein the programming guide is configured to hide any channel numbers.

17. 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.

18. The system of claim 17 , 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.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the recommended media content of the personalized queue is dynamically updated.

20. The system of claim 17 , 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

• H04N21/25866 Primary

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

• H04N21/4788

  communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} · CPC title

• H04N21/41407

  embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop (constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57) · CPC title

• H04L51/10

  Multimedia information · CPC title