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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2006
Michael Mills, Redwood City, CA (US);
Philip Mckay, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Hoch, Campbell, CA (US);
Kumiko Tanaka Toft, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Rod Perkins, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael Mills, Redwood City, CA (US);
Philip Mckay, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Hoch, Campbell, CA (US);
Kumiko Tanaka Toft, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Rod Perkins, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to implement a number of improvements to the consumption process for television (and other services), including personalization, community viewing, shared presence and context, messaging, access to ratings and recommendations (including community reviews), alerts, etc. A content distribution server manages the delivery of television, messaging, on demand audio or video, online gaming, and other entertainment and information services to a plurality of client devices (e.g., televisions, personal computers, enhanced telephones, etc.). The server components include a television application component, messaging component, and application components that integrate the various services to deliver, for example, enhanced television, which includes television broadcast enhanced with messaging services, Internet access, informational alerts, and/or the like. Informational alerts allow a user to customize the timing and types of alerts being presented in parallel with the delivery of other services, such as television broadcast or online gaming.