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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Alexandre Roche, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lincoln Hochberg, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vishu Gupta, Atherton, CA (US);
Alexandre Roche, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lincoln Hochberg, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vishu Gupta, Atherton, CA (US);
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
To facilitate the sharing of media sessions by users within a social network. In an embodiment, a social networking system provides, for a second user of a social networking system, a reference about a first media session for a first user of the social networking system. The social networking system receives a request to participate in the first media session from the second user. The social networking system facilitates provision of a second media session for the second user that is synchronized with the first media session. The first media session may include media from at least one of an audio application, a video application, and a gaming application.