SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING OF MEDIA SESSIONS WITHIN A SOCIAL NETWORK

摘要

In one embodiment, a first computing device associated with a receiving user receives, from a second computing device, a reference of a first media session that has been initiated by a sharing user. The reference is displayed to the receiving user on a user interface of the first computing device. The first computing device receives user input requesting that the receiving user also participate in the first media session. The first computing device then receives from the second computing device information to initiate a second media session on the first computing device. The second media session is initiated at the same point in time that the first media session is currently at, and the second media session is synchronized with the first media session.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
by a first computing device of a receiving user, receiving, from a second computing device, a reference to a first media session being initiated by a sharing user; by the first computing device, displaying the reference to the receiving user in a graphical user interface of the first computing device; by the first computing device, receiving user input from the receiving user through the reference displayed on the graphical user interface, wherein the user input comprises a request to participate in the first media session; and by the first computing device, receiving, from the second computing device, information to initiate a second media session on the first computing device, wherein:
at a time that the second media session is initiated, the first media session has progressed to a particular point in time of a media item of the first media session;the second media session is initiated at the particular point in time; andthe second media session is synchronized with the first media session.