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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Anthony R Bristol, Issaquah, WA (US);
Todd S. Biggs, Kirkland, WA (US);
Campbell D. Gunn, Redmond, WA (US);
Tiffany L Shockley, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Anthony R Bristol, Issaquah, WA (US);
Todd S. Biggs, Kirkland, WA (US);
Campbell D. Gunn, Redmond, WA (US);
Tiffany L Shockley, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments utilize a real-time instant messaging or presence based communications system as a mechanism to remotely control the operation, programming, and/or review of media content on a device or system such as a television, media center, gaming device, digital video recorder and the like. In addition, the use of the instant messaging or presence based communication system opens up various social networking options for users. For example, users can, if allowed, gain access to the viewing habits of individuals in their contact list and exchange information with one another to provide a rich, robust sharing environment.