System and method for enabling a user to control a context of a client device of a buddy in a social network
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a technology of social network and client device, applied in the field of methods and systems for facilitating the delivery of content items and interaction with content items in tvs, can solve the problems of consumers having difficulty in effectively utilizing the pool of available tv conten
Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-30
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Consumers have had difficulty in effectively utilizing the pool of available TV content due to a lack of useful tools for analyzing programming to determine the TV content that is potentially the most enjoyable or relevant to the user.
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[0037] In the following description of embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof and in which is shown by way of illustration a number of specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
[0038]FIG. 1 presents a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a system for providing access to messaging services and content in conjunction with television and TV related content. According to the embodiment of FIG. 1, a content distribution server 102 comprises one or more software and hardware components to facilitate the delivery of television and TV related content in conjunction with messaging and messaging related content and services. Hardware and software components include, but are not limited to, a logon component 104, a messaging component 110, a TV applica...
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A method comprises retrieving a profile of a given user; using the profile to identify a buddy of the given user; delivering a shared control request of the given user to a buddy device of the buddy; enabling the buddy to accept or reject the shared control request; and allowing the given user to control a context of the buddy device when the buddy accepts the shared control request.
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PRIORITY CLAIM AND RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of and incorporates by reference U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 327,198, filed on Jan. 5, 2006, entitled “FRAMEWORK FOR DELIVERING A PLURALITY OF CONTENT AND PROVIDING FOR INTERACTION WITH THE SAME IN A TELEVISION ENVIRONMENT”, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 261,436, filed Oct. 27, 2005, entitled “FRAMEWORK FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL HOME SERVICES,” assigned attorney docket number 7344 / 22, and which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 641,787, filed on Jan. 5, 2005, entitled, “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING ONLINE SERVICES TO OTHER PLATFORMS,” assigned attorney docket number 7344 / 7P and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 641,717, filed on Jan. 5, 2005, entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING PERSONALIZED MULTIMEDIA CONTENT”, assigned attorney docket number 7344 / 8P, all of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety. [0002] This application inco...
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