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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Bryan Clark, Westford, MA (US);
Havoc Pennington, Westford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Clark, Westford, MA (US);
Havoc Pennington, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30761 (2013.01); G06F 17/30749 (2013.01); G06F 17/30772 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention allow a user to master the music played among a social network. Users of the social network subscribe to the master's session and synchronize their media player under control of the master. The master then distributes various selections of music and controls their playback. The master may also add other data, such as voice over or images, to accompany the playback.