Method and system to share a snapshot extracted from a video transmission
US11070863B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2037 |
Classification
- 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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