Systems and methods for sharing media content between users

摘要

An exemplary system includes a first user device associated with a first user and a second user device associated with a second user. The first user device is configured to detect a request input by the first user to share media content being processed by the user device with the second user, generate an invite message including data configured to be utilized by the second user device to access the media content, and send the invite message to the second user device by way of a messaging service. The second user device is configured to receive the invite message from the first user device by way of the messaging service, determine that the invite message is associated with a media sharing service, and perform one or more operations to facilitate access to the media content by the second user. Corresponding methods, systems, and apparatus are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
detecting, by a media sharing facility implemented by a first user device, a request input by a user of the first user device to share, in real time, end user generated live video being captured by the first user device with a second user device; and generating, by the media sharing facility implemented by the first user device in response to the share request, an invite message configured to be sent from the first user device to the second user device by way of a messaging service provided by a messaging subsystem, the invite message comprising
an indicator configured to be utilized by a media sharing facility implemented by the second user device to determine that the invite message is configured to facilitate access to shared media content by way of a media sharing service and perform, in response to the determination that the invite message is configured to facilitate access to shared media content by way of the media sharing service, one or more operations to facilitate access, by an additional user device associated with a user of the second user device and not configured to access the messaging service, to the end user generated live video in real time from a media content distribution subsystem separate and independent of the messaging subsystem, anddata configured to be utilized by the additional user device associated with the user of the second user device to access, in real time, the end user generated live video from the media content distribution subsystem.