SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL MEDIA WITH AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION
An Intelligent Television provides unique user interfaces and user interface interactions to provide social media. The interfaces and interface are intuitive and allow the user to quickly retrieve and view social media with respect to content displayed on the Intelligent Television. Further, intuitive user interface interactions are provided to allow for the quick and efficient posting of social media from the Intelligent Television to a social media site.
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25 . A method for providing an indication of a linkage to a poster of social media, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of an intelligent television, two or more social media postings;
providing a visual representation of the social media postings;
in the visual representation, providing a first visual indicia for a first posting and a second visual indicia for a second posting; and
wherein the first and second visual indicia are different and indicate the linkage between a first poster of the first posting or a second poster of the second posting.
26 . The method as defined in claim 25 , wherein the linkage is a friend on a social media site, a subscription to a social media fee, or a following on a social media site.
27 . The method as defined in claim 26 , wherein the visual representation is a pile view of the social media postings.
28 . The method as defined in claim 27 , wherein the visual indicia is a horizontal placement of a thumbnail, representing the first poster or second poster, in the pile view.
29 . The method as defined in claim 28 , wherein a thumbnail closer to a centerline of the pile view has a closer linkage.
30 . The method as defined in claim 29 , wherein the visual indicia is a vertical placement of a thumbnail, representing the first poster or second poster, in the pile view.
31 . The method as defined in claim 30 , wherein a vertical placement nearer a top of the pile view has a closer linkage.
32 . The method as defined in claim 27 , wherein the visual indicia is a size of the thumbnail in the pile view.
33 . The method as defined in claim 32 , wherein a poster represented by a larger thumbnail has a closer linkage.
34 . The method as defined in claim 25 , wherein a location of a thumbnail in a user interface of the intelligent television indicates a poster has a closer linkage.
35 . The method as defined in claim 25 , wherein the first poster has a closer linkage than a second linkage.
36 . An intelligent television system comprising:
a memory operable to store social media data;
a processor in communication with the memory, the processor operable to:
execute a social media application operable to receive two or more social media postings;
execute a user interface application in communication with the social media application, the user interface application operable to:
provide a visual representation of the social media postings;
in the visual representation, provide a first visual indicia for a first posting and a second visual indicia for a second posting; and
wherein the first and second visual indicia are different and indicate the linkage between a first poster of the first posting or a second poster of the second posting
37 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 36 , wherein the linkage is a friend on a social media site, a subscription to a social media fee, or a following on a social media site, and wherein the first poster has a closer linkage than a second linkage.
38 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 37 , wherein the visual representation is a pile view of the social media postings.
39 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 38 , wherein the visual indicia is one or more of:
a horizontal placement of a thumbnail, representing the first poster or second poster, in the pile view, wherein a thumbnail closer to a centerline of the pile view has a closer linkage;
a vertical placement of a thumbnail, representing the first poster or second poster, in the pile view, wherein a vertical placement nearer a top of the pile view has a closer linkage; and
a size of the thumbnail in the pile view, wherein a poster represented by a larger thumbnail has a closer linkage.
40 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 36 , wherein a location of a thumbnail in a user interface of the intelligent television indicates a poster has a closer linkage.
41 . A computer readable medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
instructions to receive, by a processor of an intelligent television, two or more social media postings;
instructions to provide a visual representation of the social media postings;
in the visual representation, instructions to provide a first visual indicia for a first posting and a second visual indicia for a second posting; and
wherein the first and second visual indicia are different and indicate the linkage between a first poster of the first posting or a second poster of the second posting.
42 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 41 , wherein the linkage is a friend on a social media site, a subscription to a social media fee, or a following on a social media site, and wherein the first poster has a closer linkage than a second linkage.
43 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 41 , wherein the visual representation is a pile view of the social media postings.
44 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 41 , wherein the visual indicia is one or more of:
a horizontal placement of a thumbnail, representing the first poster or second poster, in the pile view, wherein a thumbnail closer to a centerline of the pile view has a closer linkage;
a vertical placement of a thumbnail, representing the first poster or second poster, in the pile view, wherein a vertical placement nearer a top of the pile view has a closer linkage; and
a size of the thumbnail in the pile view, wherein a poster represented by a larger thumbnail has a closer linkage.