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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Abhishek Patil, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiangpeng Jing, San Diego, CA (US);
Dipendu Saha, San Diego, CA (US);
Nobukazu Sugivama, San Diego, CA (US);
Ling Jun Wong, Escondido, CA (US);
Djung Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Abhishek Patil, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiangpeng Jing, San Diego, CA (US);
Dipendu Saha, San Diego, CA (US);
Nobukazu Sugivama, San Diego, CA (US);
Ling Jun Wong, Escondido, CA (US);
Djung Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Content selected by a user of a web access television (TV) device is monitored via a profile controller associated with the web access TV device. Social network aspects of a web access TV user profile are automatically configured based upon the monitored content selected by the user. Social networking opportunities for the user are managed via the web access TV user profile. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.