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Live streaming video sharing system and related methods

US8997167B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 8, 2014
Grant dateMar 31, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4334
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A live streaming video sharing system. Implementations may include a video camera, portable computing device, video streaming server, database, application server, web server, and a portable computing device associated with a user operatively coupled together. The video camera sends a live stream of video data wirelessly to the portable computing device. The computing device associated with a user receives a live stream of video data from the web server, processes the live stream of video data, and generates a computer interface. The computer interface may include a public computer interface including a public channel and an invisible computer interface including an invisible shares channel associated with the user including an icon corresponding with one or more invisible shares, each invisible share corresponding with a live stream of video data and each invisible share not retrievable using a search form in the computer interface, the application server, and the database.

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