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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2005
Clement Lau, Los Altos, CA (US);
Richter A. Rafey, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ravi Gauba, Fremont, CA (US);
Annie Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Klaus Hofrichter, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Clement Lau, Los Altos, CA (US);
Richter A. Rafey, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ravi Gauba, Fremont, CA (US);
Annie Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Klaus Hofrichter, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A multi-media broadcasting system that links a user profiles associated with a first user with a second user profile associated with a second user, where the first and second user profiles each comprise an indication of an interest common to the first and second users. The user profiles allow a user to customize a viewing experience via the broadcasting system. In addition, the system detects a content update to the first user profile, wherein the content update is associated with a content item that comprises content having a characteristic within the interest common to the first and second users. Furthermore, the system notifies the second user of the content update if the second user profile has not been updated with the content update.