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Methods and systems for creating and managing multi participant sessions

US9538250B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 2014
Grant dateJan 3, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2034

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  • 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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