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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Donald Fischer, Westford, MA (US);
Havoc Penington, Westford, MA (US);
Bryan Clark, Westford, MA (US);
Owen Taylor, Westford, MA (US);
Colin Walters, Westford, MA (US);
Donald Fischer, Westford, MA (US);
Havoc Penington, 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
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems that allow users to share information about their recent activities with other users. In particular, as users receive and/or share multimedia content with other users, information that indicates the locations of this content, such as a website, playlist, or file, is passively tracked and logged. This information may be formatted into a viewable form, such as a web site or web log, and cooperatively shared with other users. Users may then incorporate the multimedia content played by other users into their own library. Users may also elect to synchronize their multimedia content with other users. For convenience, multiple locations for the same multimedia content may be determined when it is logged and tracked. Users may obtain the multimedia content using one or more of their existing accounts with a provider at their own discretion.