US 12,081,500 B2
Sharing of content viewed by a user
Ashish D. Aggarwal, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US); Andrew E. Einaudi, Scotts Valley, CA (US); and Vinod K. Gopinath, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Caavo Inc, Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed by Caavo Inc, Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/838,558.
Application 17/838,558 is a continuation of application No. 15/857,282, filed on Dec. 28, 2017, abandoned.
Claims priority of application No. 201641044986 (IN), filed on Dec. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0311722 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 51/08 (2022.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC H04L 51/08 (2013.01) [H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for sharing content, comprising:
receiving a request from a first user to share multimedia content with a second user, the multimedia content being accessed by the first user on a first device via a first media streaming service to which the first user is subscribed and to which the second user is not subscribed;
determining information associated with the multimedia content;
determining a second media streaming service to which the second user is subscribed and that provides the multimedia content;
determining a user-interactive identifier based at least in part on the second media streaming service, the user-interactive identifier configured to enable the multimedia content to be accessed by the second user on a second device via the second media streaming service; and
transmitting the user-interactive identifier and the information associated with the multimedia content to the second device.