IP Library Granted Patent US 9,979,770
Granted Patent B2
US 9,979,770 · App. 15/211,149 · Granted May 22, 2018

Method of requesting a social media link authorization based on a social media content item

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Patent No.
US 9,979,770
App. No.
15/211,149
Granted
May 22, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, an example method includes (i) accessing, by a computing system, data associated with a program schedule for a media program; (ii) based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item, wherein the SM content item was published by a SM user, and wherein the SM user is associated with a first SM account; and (iii) responsive to selecting the SM content item, causing, by the computing system, a SM platform to request the SM user to authorize a link between the first SM account and a second SM account.

Claims (61)

1. A method comprising:

accessing, by a computing system, data associated with a program schedule for a media program;

based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item, wherein the SM content item was published by a SM user, and wherein the SM user is associated with a first SM account; and

responsive to selecting the SM content item, causing, by the computing system, a SM platform to request the SM user to authorize a link between the first SM account and a second SM account,

wherein the accessed data relates to a person, place, event, or topic,

wherein the SM content item includes data relating to a person, place, event, or topic, and

wherein selecting the SM content item comprises selecting the SM content item based on the accessed data having a threshold extent of similarity with the data of the SM content item.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system is a component of a media production system.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accessed data comprises data included in the program schedule.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accessed data comprises data selected from the group consisting of:

(i) text that is a description element of a record of the program schedule;

(ii) text scheduled to be provided to a teleprompter;

(iii) text that is scheduled to be used by a digital-video effect (DVE) system in connection with executing a DVE;

(iv) data identifying a location where a video content item was recorded; and

(v) data identifying a time when a video content item was recorded.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the SM platform to request the SM user to authorize the link between the first SM account and the second SM account comprises transmitting an instruction to a server of the SM platform, wherein the server is configured for (i) receiving the instruction, and (ii) responsive to receiving the instruction, requesting the SM user to authorize the link between the first SM account and the second SM account.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, an indication that the SM user authorized the link between the first SM account and the second SM account.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

responsive to receiving the indication that the SM user authorized the link between the first SM account and the second SM account, performing, by the computing system, an action.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein performing the action comprises:

accessing, by the computing system, an additional SM content item published through the first SM account; and

integrating, by the computing system, the additional SM content item into the media program.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that upon execution by a processor, cause performance of a set of acts comprising:

accessing, by a computing system, data associated with a program schedule for a media program;

based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item, wherein the SM content item was published by a SM user, and wherein the SM user is associated with a first SM account; and

responsive to selecting the SM content item, causing, by the computing system, a SM platform to request the SM user to authorize a link between the first SM account and a second SM account,

wherein the accessed data relates to a person, place, event, or topic,

wherein the SM content item includes data relating to a person, place, event, or topic, and

wherein selecting the SM content item comprises selecting the SM content item based on the accessed data having a threshold extent of similarity with the data of the SM content item.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the computing system is a component of a media production system.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the accessed data comprises data included in the program schedule.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the accessed data comprises data selected from the group consisting of:

(i) text that is a description element of a record of the program schedule;

(ii) text scheduled to be provided to a teleprompter;

(iii) text that is scheduled to be used by a digital-video effect (DVE) system in connection with executing a DVE;

(iv) data identifying a location where a video content item was recorded; and

(v) data identifying a time when a video content item was recorded.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein causing the SM platform to request the SM user to authorize the link between the first SM account and the second SM account comprises transmitting an instruction to a server of the SM platform, wherein the server is configured for (i) receiving the instruction, and (ii) responsive to receiving the instruction, requesting the SM user to authorize the link between the first SM account and the second SM account.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the set of acts further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, an indication that the SM user authorized the link between the first SM account and the second SM account.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , the set of acts further comprising:

responsive to receiving the indication that the SM user authorized the link between the first SM account and the second SM account, performing, by the computing system, an action.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the set of acts further comprising:

accessing, by the computing system, an additional SM content item published through the first SM account; and

integrating, by the computing system, the additional SM content item into the media program.

17. A computing system configured for performing a set of acts comprising:

accessing, by the computing system, data associated with a program schedule for a media program;

based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item, wherein the SM content item was published by a SM user, and wherein the SM user is associated with a first SM account; and

responsive to selecting the SM content item, causing, by the computing system, a SM platform to request the SM user to authorize a link between the first SM account and a second SM account,

wherein the accessed data relates to a person, place, event, or topic,

wherein the SM content item includes data relating to a person, place, event, or topic, and

wherein selecting the SM content item comprises selecting the SM content item based on the accessed data having a threshold extent of similarity with the data of the SM content item.

18. The computing system of claim 17 , wherein the computing system is a component of a media production system.

19. The computing system of claim 17 , wherein the accessed data comprises data included in the program schedule.

20. The computing system of claim 17 , wherein the accessed data comprises data selected from the group consisting of:

(i) text that is a description element of a record of the program schedule;

(ii) text scheduled to be provided to a teleprompter;

(iii) text that is scheduled to be used by a digital-video effect (DVE) system in connection with executing a DVE;

(iv) data identifying a location where a video content item was recorded; and

(v) data identifying a time when a video content item was recorded.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE - REEL/FRAME 048783/0537 Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 050473/0797 →
PARTIAL RELEASE - REEL/FRAME 039667/0565 Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 050474/0975 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 19, 2019
From: CHICAGOLAND TELEVISION NEWS, INC.; KPLR, INC.; KSTU, LLC; KSWB, LLC; KTLA, LLC; KTVI, LLC; KWGN, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING DENVER, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING FORT SMITH, LLC; TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY; TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.; WDAF LICENSE, INC.; WDCW, LLC; WGHP, LLC; WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; WHNT, LLC; WJW TELEVISION, LLC; WNEP, LLC; WPIX, LLC; WQAD, LLC; WREG, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050438/0004 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2019
From: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 048783/0537 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 12, 2016
From: GRACENOTE, INC.; CASTTV, INC.; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 039667/0565 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2016
From: HUNDEMER, HANK J.
To: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 039167/0045 →