Patent ID: 9749368
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for sharing media content with a social networking site, the computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for: receiving a command to share the media content with the social networking site; determining, based at least in part on the social networking site, media information to share with the social networking site, the media information comprising data identifying the media content; in response to receiving the command to share the media content, initiating a search of a data storage device local to a computing device for determining whether the data storage device has an authorized copy of the media content stored in the data storage device and retrieving the media information associated with the media content; in response to determining that the authorized copy of the media content is not stored in the data storage device, presenting a user interface control to obtain the authorized copy of the media content; formatting the media information in a specific order, based at least in part on the social networking site, to generate formatted media information; and sharing the formatted media information with the social networking site by