Peer-to-peer identity-based activity sharing

US20050004985A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-06APPLE INC
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US Ā· United States
Current Assignee / Owner
APPLE INC
Publication Date
2005-01-06
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable Ā· inactive patent

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Abstract

A system and method to allow a user of instant messaging chat modules in a network to share identity-based activity of the certain user and / or related information with contacts. For example, the user's instant messenger contacts may view recent active content, ongoing and recent online activity, etc., of another user. A sender peer includes an application module to activate a media content file from a content repository, or perform online activities through an activity server. The sender peer also includes a chat module, which detects identity-based activity and sends related indications to a recipient peer. The recipient peer includes a chat module to display identity-based activity based on the indications and an application module to activate related content files. A content enhancement server provides supplemental content information for display at the recipient peer and content previews. The content enhancement server also enables a transaction related to the content file such as a purchase of an MP3 copy of the content.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 612,632, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, entitled ā€œPeer-to-Peer Active Content Sharing,ā€ from which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. Ā§ 120 and which application is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Filed of the Invention

[0003] This invention pertains generally to chat networks, and more particularly, to sharing identity-based activity and related information with another peer.

[0004] 2. Description of Related Art

[0005] Instant messaging has recently emerged as a powerful communications model for both business and personal communications. Instant messaging software applications such as Apple Computer's iChatā„¢, America Online's Instant Messengerā„¢, Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Messengerā„¢, and others allow users to communicate instantly with other users over a peer network. These applications permit users to track othe...

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