Facebook, Inc.

Mark Heynen

Erick Tseng

David Harry Garcia

Brian Krausz

Michael John McKenzie Toksvig

Colin Cameron Brennan Campbell

Yoon Kean Wong

Gregory Joseph Badros

Cameron Marlow

Ime Archibong

Justin Alexander Shaffer

Robert Franklin Daniel

Austin Haugen

Patrick Underwood

Yong Kean Wong

Christopher Cox

Cameron Alexander Marlow

Gregory Jospeh Badros

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.

Sharing television and video programming through social networking

In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system determine identities of one or more users in proximity to a display device and query a social graph of the social-networking system for social content associated with the determined identities. 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 identify, using the social content, recommended media content for the one or more users in proximity to the display device and provide a playlist for display on the display device. The playlist includes the recommended media content for the one or more users in proximity to the display device.

In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system provide social content for display in a mobile application running on a mobile device of a user of the social-networking system. The mobile application is configured to display the social content and an interface for selecting media content to view on a display device. The social content is from a social graph 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 receive an indication from the mobile application that an option to view particular media content has been selected and provide one or more instructions to display the selected particular media content on the display device.

In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system determine information associated with a product displayed on a display device and access a database of known products. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system determine, by comparing the database of known products with the determined information associated with the product, an identity of the product displayed on the display device. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system provide one or more instructions to display media content related to the identified product.

In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems query a social graph for social content associated with particular media content, present a content visualization graph for display on a display device, determine a plurality of interesting points of the particular media content based on an amount of social content generated, and provide indications on the content visualization graph of at least some of the determined plurality of interesting points. The content visualization graph provides a visual indication of particular points within the particular media content that the social content was generated. Determining the plurality of interesting points includes determining a respective amount of social content generated for each of a plurality of time periods and selecting, as the plurality of interesting points, a pre-determined number of the plurality of time periods that have the largest amount of generated social content.

In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system identify a user viewing video content on a first display device, identify the video content being viewed on the first display device by the user, and determine a second display device associated with the identified user. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system determine an action related to the video content being viewed by the user on the first display device and provide one or more instructions to the determined second display device to display a call-to-action associated with the determined action.

In particular embodiments, a social networking system identifies a user viewing video content on a first display device, identifies the video content being viewed on the first display device by the user, and determines a second display device associated with the identified user. The social networking system sends one or more instructions to the determined second display device to display one or more chat messages associated with the identified video content.

In particular embodiments, a social TV dongle receives a first video stream from a content source using a first interface and receives social content from a social-networking system using a second interface. The social TV dongle generates a modified video stream using at least the first video stream and the social content and sends the modified video stream to a display device using a third interface.

In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system query a social graph of the social-networking system for social content associated with particular media content. 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 a time associated with each of the social content, determine, using the determined time of each of the social content, a particular point within the particular media content that the social content was generated, and present a content visualization graph for display on a display device. The content visualization graph is a visual indication of the particular points within the particular media content that the social content was generated.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Mark Heynen