| US 7,496,633 B2 | ||
| System and method facilitating a shared content experience using enhanced messaging including a displayable status indicator | ||
| Christopher T. Szeto, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); Vinod P. Dhomse, Milpitas, Calif. (US); Todd Beaupre, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); and Pierre Schiro, Culver City, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 23, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/831,004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0262204 A1, Nov. 24, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—206 | 63 Claims |
| 1. A method of broadcasting data associated with media being experienced by a plurality of users of a communication program,
the method comprising:
streaming items of digital content to a plurality of users of a communication program, the plurality of users comprising a
first user and other users;
making available a status indicator associated with the first user, the status indicator identifying a playlist comprising
digital content being experienced by the first user at a time of said making available; and
providing to one or more of the other users of the communication program the status indicator associated with an identifier
of the first user in a selected user list displayed to the one or more other users, so as to enable the one or more other
users to selectively experience other digital content associated with the playlist by selecting the status indicator.
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