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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 12, 2019
Applicants:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Sony Pictures Technologies Inc., Culver City, CA (US);

Inventor:

Richard Berger, Westlake Village, CA (US);

Assignee:

SONY PICTURES TECHNOLOGIES INC., Culver City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/466 (2011.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/4784 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/466 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4756 (2013.01); H04N 21/4784 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for sharing movie information online. In one implementation, the user of an online movie service can share information about the contents of a library or other such rights locker, e.g., under Ultraviolet™ and DECE. Users may also share likes and dislikes. The movie service may make suggestions based on the contents of the user's library and the contents of other user's libraries, such as those of the user's designated friends. A user can become a follower or fan of another user and receive recommendations based on the target user's profile or specific recommendations made by the target. The user can receive a credit on their account or on a related account when another user makes a purchase that is attributable to that user, e.g., from a recommendation. A user may be designated as an influencer when followed by a sufficient number of other users.


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