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Method and system to share a snapshot extracted from a video transmission

US11070863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2017
Grant dateJul 20, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8549
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention refers to the field of television experience in particular the simultaneous use of the portable computing device and a television to share a user's experience. The present disclosure proposes a method to create a snapshot from a video transmission received by a receiver, said receiver being connected with a portable computing device and having a screen output, said method comprising the steps of receiving a video transmission by the receiver, converting by the receiver, the video transmission into a lower-bandwidth video transmission, sending the lower-bandwidth video transmission to the portable computing device, receiving from the portable computing device to the receiver, a command to execute a snapshot, producing by the receiver a snapshot from the video transmission, sending the snapshot to the portable computing device.

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