IP Library Granted Patent US 9,571,592
Granted Patent B2
US 9,571,592 · App. 14/173,999 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Methods, systems, and products for obtaining social communities

Inventor: Brian K. Daigle (Marietta, GA)
Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
H04L67/22G06Q10/10G06Q50/01
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Patent No.
US 9,571,592
App. No.
14/173,999
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Social communities are recommended based on media affinity. When content is scheduled for recording, a media identifier is used to identify a social community expressing an affinity for the same media identifier. The social community may be any individual(s), clubs, and/or organizations that have expressed any affinity to terms or subject matter, such as the media identifier.

Claims (36)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server, a recording schedule associated with a client device and with a user identifier, the recording schedule identifying content scheduled for recording by the client device;

determining, by the server, a cancellation in the recording schedule, the cancellation canceling a recordation of content that was previously scheduled to be recorded by the client device;

retrieving, by the server, a network address associated with a social community having an affinity with the content canceled from the recording schedule; and

sending, from the server, a community removal message to the network address associated with the social community, the community removal message causing the user identifier to be removed from a membership in the social community in response to the cancellation in the recording schedule.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enrolling the client device in the membership of the social community.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising deleting an entry in the recording schedule.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a buddy address associated with the client device.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising removing the buddy address from the membership in the social community.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising prompting to remove the user identifier from the membership in the social community.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a recording cancellation message describing the cancellation.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a recording schedule associated with a client device, the recording schedule identifying content scheduled for recording by the client device;

determining a cancellation in the recording schedule, the cancellation canceling content that was previously scheduled to be recorded by the client device;

determining a user identifier associated with the recording schedule;

retrieving a network address associated with a social community having an affinity with the content canceled from the recording schedule; and

sending a community removal message to the network address associated with the social community, the community removal message causing the user identifier to be removed from a membership in the social community in response to the cancellation in the recording schedule.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise enrolling the user identifier in the membership of the social community.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise deleting an entry in the recording schedule.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a buddy address associated with the client device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise removing the buddy address from the membership in the social community.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise prompting to remove the user identifier from the membership in the social community.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving a recording cancellation message describing the cancellation.

15. A non-transitory memory device storing code that when executed causes a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a recording schedule associated with a client device, the recording schedule identifying content scheduled for recording by the client device;

determining a cancellation in the recording schedule, the cancellation canceling content that was previously scheduled to be recorded by the client device;

determining a user identifier associated with the recording schedule;

retrieving a network address associated with a social community having an affinity with the content canceled from the recording schedule; and

sending a community removal message to the network address associated with the social community, the community removal message causing the user identifier to be removed from a membership in the social community in response to the cancellation in the recording schedule.

16. The non-transitory memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise enrolling the user identifier in the membership of the social community.

17. The non-transitory memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise deleting an entry in the recording schedule.

18. The non-transitory memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a buddy address associated with the client device.

19. The non-transitory memory device of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise removing the buddy address from the membership in the social community.

20. The non-transitory memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise prompting to remove the user identifier from the membership in the social community.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2016
From: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 040072/0590 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 6, 2016
From: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 040241/0514 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2014
From: DAIGLE, BRIAN K.
To: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 032160/0097 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13434885 · Mar 30, 2012
Continuation 11900732 · Sep 13, 2007
Related Publication 20140156759A1 · Jun 5, 2014