Method and apparatus for providing collaborative viewing of a media stream
US8646017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6405
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing collaborative viewing of a media stream are disclosed. For example, the method establishes a viewing group having a plurality of members, and provides at least one media stream that is accessible by the plurality of members of the viewing group. The method then receives one or more annotations from at least one of the plurality of members of the viewing group relating to the at least one media stream, and saves each of the one or more annotations with a temporal marker. The method then provides the one or more annotations to at least one of the plurality of members of the viewing group.
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