METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A DISPLAY OF SOCIALMESSAGES ON A SECOND SCREEN WHICH IS SYNCHED TO CONTENT ON A FIRST SCREEN
This disclosure offers an approach that curates social messages that are then offered to the user with timing appropriate to a second-screen application that may not be entirely focused on the social messaging aspect. This is valuable when it is desirable for second-screen applications that want to integrate social messaging with other aspects of the media experience like bonus content, trivia and advertising.
1 . A method of providing a collection of social messages related to content on a first screen on a second screen that is synchronized with the content on the first screen, the method comprising:
monitoring social media for one or more messages relating to content being displayed on a first screen;
processing the one or more message relating to content being displayed on first screen to determining relevancy of the one or more messages; and
providing a collection of one or more relevant messages for display on the second screen.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the social media being monitored is Twitter.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the processing step comprises determining the relevancy of the one or more messages based on the number or times the message has been resent.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the social media being monitored is Facebook
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the processing step comprises determining the relevancy of the one or more messages based on the comments the message has received.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing step comprises determining the relevancy of the one or more messages based on whether the one or more messages is addressed to a user.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing step comprises providing the collection as an event in a timeline of events synched with the content being displayed on the first screen.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of monitoring is performed remotely.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing the ability to send a social message regarding the one or more relevant messages of the provided collection.
10 . A second screen device comprising:
a screen configured to display content;
storage for storing data; and
a processor configured to monitor social media for one or more messages relating to content being displayed on a first screen, process the one or more message relating to content being displayed on first screen to determining relevancy of the one or more messages, and provide a collection of one or more relevant messages for display on the second screen.
11 . The second screen device of claim 10 , further comprising a wireless network interface for wireless communication.
12 . The second screen device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide access to social media.
13 . The second screen device of claim 10 , wherein the second screen device comprises a touch screen device.
14 . A machine readable medium containing instructions that when executed perform the steps comprising:
monitoring social media for one or more messages relating to content being displayed on a first screen;
processing the one or more messages relating to content being displayed on first screen to determine the relevancy of the one or more messages; and
providing a collection of one or more relevant messages for display on the second screen.