Sharing television and video programming through social networking
View Patent ↗In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system receive a first video stream from a content source, receive social content from a social graph of the social-networking system, and generate an overlay area comprising at least a portion of the social content. The social graph includes a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system determine a placement for the overlay area within the first video stream, generate a modified video stream using at least the first video stream and the overlay area, and provide the modified video stream for display on a display device. The overlay area is placed within the modified video stream according to the determined placement.
1. A method comprising:
by one or more computer systems of a social-networking system, receiving a first video stream from a content source;
by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, analyzing a social graph of the social-networking system, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising:
user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system; and
concept nodes that are each associated with particular media content;
by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, determining an advertisement from the social graph that is related to a product being displayed in the first video stream;
by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, generating an overlay area comprising the advertisement that is related to the product being displayed in first video stream;
by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, analyzing a bid submitted to the social-networking system from a multiple system operator (MSO);
by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, generating a modified video stream using at least the first video stream and the overlay area, wherein the overlay area is placed over a broadcast commercial within the modified video stream when the bid is not greater than a predetermined price; and
by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, providing the modified video stream for display on a display device, the display device determined from the social graph.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system comprises a dongle.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the one or more computer systems of the social-networking system, social content that is related to the first video stream, wherein the social content comprises one or more of:
a notification;
a newsfeed;
a post;
a photo;
a ticker;
a calendar reminder;
another video stream; and
a chat message.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content source comprises one of:
a set-top box (STB);
a digital video recorder (DVR);
a gaming console; and
a device configured to provide access to content from an over-the-top (OTT) content provider.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modified video stream comprises:
a plurality of decoded video frames comprising content from the first video stream; and
a plurality of overlay frames each comprising a transparent window and the overlay area.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modified video stream is generated by drawing the overlay area on frames of the first video stream.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first video stream is resized within the modified video stream.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising masking slow channel changes by:
detecting a channel change within the first video stream;
after detecting the channel change, fade the first video stream to black in the modified video stream; and
after a predetermined time after fading the first video stream to black, fade the first video stream from black to transparent in the modified video stream.
9. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media in a computing system, the media embodying logic that is operable when executed to:
receive a first video stream;
analyze a social graph of a social-networking system, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising:
user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system; and
concept nodes that are each associated with particular media content;
determine an advertisement from the social graph that is related to a product being displayed in the first video stream;
generate an overlay area comprising the advertisement that is related to the product being displayed in first video stream;
analyze a bid submitted to the social-networking system from a multiple system operator (MSO);
generate a modified video stream using at least the first video stream and the overlay area, wherein the overlay area is placed over a broadcast commercial within the modified video stream when the bid is not greater than a predetermined price; and
provide the modified video stream for display on a display device, the display device determined from the social graph.
10. The media of claim 9 , wherein the modified video stream comprises:
a plurality of decoded video frames comprising content from the first video stream; and
a plurality of overlay frames each comprising a transparent window and the overlay area.
11. The media of claim 9 , wherein the modified video stream is generated by drawing the overlay area on frames of the first video stream.
12. A system, comprising:
one or more memory devices; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more memory devices, the processor operable to:
receive a first video stream;
analyze a social graph of a social-networking system, the social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising:
user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system; and
concept nodes that are each associated with particular media content;
determine an advertisement from the social graph that is related to a product being displayed in the first video stream;
generate an overlay area comprising the advertisement that is related to the product being displayed in first video stream;
analyze a bid submitted to the social-networking system from a multiple system operator (MSO);
generate a modified video stream using at least the first video stream and the overlay area, wherein the overlay area is placed over a broadcast commercial within the modified video stream when the bid is not greater than a predetermined price; and
provide the modified video stream for display on a display device, the display device determined from the social graph.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the modified video stream comprises:
a plurality of decoded video frames comprising content from the first video stream; and
a plurality of overlay frames each comprising a transparent window and the overlay area.