Broadcast Notifications Using Social Networking Systems

摘要

A notifier sends out notifications to potential viewers or listeners of a broadcast stream via social networking systems or other communication channels. The notifier stores information about a user's preferences and identity on the social networking systems. After the notifier receives a notification request from a broadcaster, the notifier commands broadcaster agents deployed in the social networking systems or in the notifier to send notification messages to users of the social networking systems registered to receive notification. The broadcaster agents function as a proxy that establishes relationships with users of the social networking systems and then sends out the notification messages to the users with established relationships.

主权项

1. A method of notifying broadcast streams to a plurality of users, comprising:
receiving a request to notify a broadcast stream from a broadcaster; receiving preferences from users of at least one social networking system, the preferences indicating characteristics of broadcast streams of interest to the users; and instructing an agent associated with each of the at least one social networking system to send notifications about the broadcast stream to a subset of the users of the at least one social networking system based on the preferences.