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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Dish Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventor:
Carlos Garcia Navarro, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
DISH Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6175 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0282 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 51/32 (2013.01); H04N 21/252 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4756 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01);
Abstract
A social network service for use by a television service provider is disclosed. The social network service allows a subscriber to connect and interact with other subscribers based on program ratings or other criteria. The social network service may comprise correlating program ratings of different subscribers of the social network service in order to suggest possible subscribers to join a first subscriber's social network. The social network service may allow for a subscriber or the television service provider to moderate the social network.