Patent ID: 8473550
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving an indication from a first user device associated with a first user, the indication from the first user device indicating that the first user device is available for supplying media content over a communication network at a later time; retrieving social network information regarding the first user in response to the receiving of the indication from the first user device; identifying a second user of a second user device based on an association between the first user and the second user according to the social network information; notifying the second user device of the availability of the first user device for the supplying of the media content; receiving an indication from the second user device, the indication from the second user device indicating that the second user device is ready to receive the media content; and in response to the receiving of the indication from the second user device, notifying the first user device that the second user device is ready to receive the media content so that the first user device can begin broadcasting the media content.