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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Christopher M. Amidon, Apex, NC (US);
Harold Sutherland, San Jose, CA (US);
Hugh Svendsen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Christopher M. Amidon, Apex, NC (US);
Harold Sutherland, San Jose, CA (US);
Hugh Svendsen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Eloy Technology, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for generating and displaying one or more indicators indicative of a level of activity within a media sharing system. In one embodiment, with respect to a user participating in the media sharing system, an indicator representative of an activity level of a media collection shared by the user in the media sharing system may be generated and presented to the user. In addition or alternatively, indicators representative of activity levels of media collections shared by other users participating in the media sharing system may be generated and presented to the user. Still further, in addition or alternatively, indicators representative of activity levels with respect to playlists in the media sharing system may be generated and presented to the user.