Patent ID: 8561118

Claim:
A system for content-centered social communication comprising: a dedicated server configured to coordinate messaging between a subscriber and a plurality of invitees designated by the subscriber, the dedicated server comprising: an interface to an inter-carrier vendor (ICV) hub; an interface to at least one broadband provider to provide messages from the plurality of invitees to a subscriber set top box (STB); an STB application operable to display messages from the plurality of invitees as program content is viewed on a subscriber TV; wherein the dedicated server is operative to coordinate transmission of invitations to the plurality of invitees and routing of messages received from the plurality of invitees to the subscriber TV via a provisioned virtual telephone number associated with the subscriber STB; wherein the plurality of invitees transmit SMS text messages through the ICV hub using the provisioned virtual telephone number by at least one mobile messaging device; wherein the provisioned virtual telephone number is displayed on at least one banner of at least one TV of at least one of the plurality of invitees; wherein the message from the at least one mobile messaging device is delivered to the dedicated server using the ICV hub and the provisioned virtual telephone number; and wherein the message is at least one of: a Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message, a Short Message Service (SMS) text message, and an Instant Messaging format message.