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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Donald Fischer, Westford, MA (US);
Havoc Pennington, Westford, MA (US);
Bryan Clark, Westford, MA (US);
Owen Taylor, Westford, MA (US);
Colin Walters, Westford, MA (US);
Donald Fischer, Westford, MA (US);
Havoc Pennington, Westford, MA (US);
Bryan Clark, Westford, MA (US);
Owen Taylor, Westford, MA (US);
Colin Walters, Westford, MA (US);
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods provide a 'live social context' in which users can share multimedia content information. Upon finding multimedia content that a user would like to share with others, the user may select a 'share' function Invitations may then be sent to other users across different services. In addition, the invitation may include content, such as a text comment or file that the user has added. The recipient users receive a live notification of the invitation and may then participate in an online discussion with the user. Furthermore, other users may be provided a live notification that activity has been initiated or in-progress about the multimedia content. These users may then request to join in the online discussion.