Methods and systems for creating and managing multi participant sessions
US9538250B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8545
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of creating a multi participant session among a plurality of viewers of media content. The method comprises automatically identifying which media content is currently presented on a plurality of client terminals of a plurality of subscribers, receiving, from a first subscriber, a first selection indicative of a template of a multi participant session object and a second selection indicative of a group from the plurality of subscribers, creating a multi participant session object adapted for simultaneous presentation with the media content according to first and second selections and establishing a multi participant session among at least one member of the group and the first subscriber using the multi participant session object.
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