Yahoo! Inc.

Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Pierre Schiro

Michael Spiegelman

David E Brown

Bipin Suresh

Adam Korman

Daniel Baird

Alexander Stephen Toth

Christa Maria Stelzmuller

Lori Ann Sutton

Poorna Chandra Gowda Bannikuppe Ramachandra

Siddhartha S Sahay

Todd Beaupre

Christopher T Szeto

Vinod Pandurang Dhomse

A method for making a playlist available to the public, in which the playlist comprises user-defined descriptor information. The user-defined descriptor information is entered as free form text or prose.

Method for sharing and searching playlists

The present disclosure provides a method for making a playlist available to the public. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for creating a playlist comprising user-defined descriptor information. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for searching for such public playlists.

A system and method for enhancing the experience of a user using a communication program over the Internet or other network. The system and method according to one embodiment utilizes a user's status indicator in a communication program to share content such as music or videos among users, and provides access to an electronic commerce application through which content may be obtained. One system and method according to the present invention allows a user to display an indicator and to set an actionable status message which indicates to other users the media content that the first user is experiencing. In another embodiment, a user is given the ability to access content that other users are listening to or viewing at that time. The system and method in an alternate embodiment broadcast metadata about the user's content to other users and the other users are able to utilize that metadata to receive and experience the same or similar content that the first user is experiencing. Access to an electronic commerce application through which content may be obtained is also facilitated.

System and method for enhanced messaging including a displayable status indicator relating to another user and an associated playlist or webpage

A system and method for enhancing the experience of a user using a communication program over the Internet or other network. The system and method according to one embodiment utilizes a user's status indicator in a communication program to share content such as music or videos among users. One system and method according to the present invention allows a user to display an indicator and to set an actionable status message which indicates to other users the media content that the first user is experiencing. In another embodiment, a user is given the ability to access content that other users are listening to or viewing at that time. The system and method in an alternate embodiment broadcast metadata about the user's content to other users and the other users are able to utilize that metadata to receive and experience the same or similar content that the first user is experiencing.

System and method facilitating a shared content experience using enhanced messaging including a displayable status indicator

System and method for enhanced messaging including a displayable status indicator

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Pierre Schiro