Inventors’ Corner: U.S. Patent # 7,519,658- Automatic blogging during media viewing

Imagine being able to comment about your favorite TV show or program in real-time via social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter -- without having to turn on a computer.

This patented invention allows you to post, tweet and communicate with friends via an enhanced remote control, which enables a viewer to “autoblog” and receive responses from other bloggers.

IBM inventors Howard Anglin, Yvonne Young, Elizabeth Silvia, Emily Ratliff and Chaitanya Kandagatla earned a patent for this invention, which permits viewers to share their observations with others as they experience “ juicy bits” of a favorite show or the big play that just happened during a televised sporting event.

Related news links:

• http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Must-Tweet-TV-Television-Gets-Into-the-Social-Media-Mix-68003.html?wlc=1251899460
• http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219500560
• http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/ibm-patent-means-your-tv-remote-will-twitter-too
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10323562-1.html