Experience sharing with commenting

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

engaging, by a sharing device, in an experience sharing session between the sharing device and a plurality of viewing devices, wherein the sharing device transmits a share in real-time to the plurality of viewing devices via a server, wherein the sharing device comprises a head-mounted display (HMD), and wherein the share comprises point-of-view video captured at the HMD;

determining, by the sharing device, a context of the sharing device based on one or more context signals, wherein each of the one or more context signals provides information pertaining to a state or an environment of the sharing device;

sending, by the sharing device, to the server, an indication of the context of the sharing device;

during the experience sharing session, receiving, by the sharing device, comments from one or more of the viewing devices, wherein the received comments comprise a first comment and a second comment, wherein the received comments have been pre-filtered by a serving system based on filter criteria, and wherein the filter criteria are determined based at least in part on the context of the sharing device;

filtering, by the sharing device, the received comments in real-time based on display criteria, wherein the display criteria is applied to further filter the pre-filtered comments;

displaying, by the sharing device, in real-time the first comment satisfying the display criteria; and

displaying, by the sharing device, in real-time the second comment, wherein the second comment satisfies an updated version of the display criteria, wherein the updated version of the display criteria is based on a user classification of the first comment.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the received comments comprise text, graphics, audio and/or video.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the received comments comprise a vote for at least one particular selection from a plurality of possible selections provided in a poll, the method further comprising:

determining, by the sharing device, a total number of votes for each of the possible selections in the poll; and

displaying, by the sharing device, a graphic representation of the poll comprising an indication of the total number of votes for each of the possible selections.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, by the sharing device, a comment summary based on one or more of the received comments meeting the display criteria; and

displaying, by the sharing device, the comment summary.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

using the context of the sharing device as a basis for determining the display criteria upon which the filtering of the received comments is based.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein using the context as a basis for determining the display criteria comprises using the determined context as a basis for determining a ranking for each of one or more of the received comments.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing, by the sharing device, one or more of the received comments not satisfying the display criteria.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more of the received comments are stored, the method further comprising:

detecting, by the sharing device, a trigger event corresponding to a given one of the stored comments; and

in response to the trigger event, retrieving and displaying, by the sharing device, the given stored comment.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the sharing device, a request for comment to one or more of the viewing devices; and

filtering and displaying, by the sharing device, comments, wherein the comments are received in response to the request for comment.

10. A sharing-device system comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to:

engage in an experience sharing session between the sharing device and a plurality of viewing devices, wherein the sharing device transmits a share in real-time to the plurality of viewing devices via a server, wherein the sharing device comprises a head-mounted display (HMD), and wherein the share comprises point-of-view video captured at the HMD;

determine a context of the sharing device based on one or more context signals, wherein each of the one or more context signals provides information pertaining to a state or an environment of the sharing device;

sending, to the server, an indication of the context of the sharing device;

during the experience sharing session, receive comments from one or more of the viewing devices, wherein the received comments comprise a first comment and a second comment wherein the received comments have been pre-filtered by a serving system based on filter criteria, and wherein the filter criteria are determined based at least in part on the context of the sharing device;

filter the received comments in real-time based on display criteria, wherein the display criteria is applied to further filter the pre-filtered comments;

display in real-time the first comment satisfying the display criteria; and

display in real-time the second comment, wherein the second comment satisfies an updated version of the display criteria, wherein the updated version of the display criteria is based on a user classification of the first comment.

11. The sharing-device system of claim 10 , wherein one or more of the received comments comprise text, graphics, audio and/or video.

12. The sharing-device system of claim 10 , wherein one or more of the received comments comprise a vote for at least one particular selection from a plurality of possible selections provided in a poll, the system further comprising program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to:

determine a total number of votes for each of the possible selections in the poll; and

display a graphic representation of the poll comprising an indication of the total number of votes for each of the possible selections.

13. The sharing-device system of claim 10 , further comprising program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to:

generate a comment summary based on one or more of the received comments meeting the display criteria; and

display the comment summary.

14. The sharing-device system of claim 10 , further comprising program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to:

use the context of the sharing device as a basis to determine the display criteria upon which the filtering of the received comments is based.

15. The sharing-device system of claim 14 , wherein the use of the context as a basis to determine the display criteria comprises use of the determined context as a basis to determine a ranking for each of one or more of the received comments.

16. The sharing-device system of claim 10 , further comprising program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to store one or more of the received comments not satisfying the display criteria.

17. The sharing-device system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more of the received comments are stored, the system further comprising program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to:

detect a trigger event corresponding to a given one of the stored comments; and

in response to the trigger event, retrieve and display the given stored comment.

18. The sharing-device system of claim 10 , further comprising program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to:

send a request for comment to one or more of the viewing devices; and

filter and display comments, wherein the comments are received in response to the request for comment.

19. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform functions, the instructions comprising:

instructions for engaging in an experience sharing session between the sharing device and a plurality of viewing devices, wherein the sharing device transmits a share in real-time to the plurality of viewing devices via a server, wherein the sharing device comprises a head-mounted display (HMD), and wherein the share comprises point-of-view video captured at the HMD;

instructions for determining a context of the sharing device based on one or more context signals, wherein each of the one or more context signals provides information pertaining to a state or an environment of the sharing device;

instructions for sending, to the server, an indication of the context of the sharing device;

instructions for, during the experience sharing session, receiving comments from one or more of the viewing devices, wherein the received comments comprise a first comment and a second comment, wherein the received comments have been pre-filtered by a serving system based on filter criteria, and wherein the filter criteria are determined based at least in part on the context of the sharing device;

instructions for filtering the received comments in real-time based on display criteria wherein the display criteria is applied to further filter the pre-filtered comments;

instructions for displaying in real-time the first comment satisfying the display criteria; and

instructions for displaying in real-time the second comment, wherein the second comment satisfies an updated version of the display criteria, wherein the updated version of the display criteria is based on a user classification of the first comment.

20. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein one or more of the received comments comprise text, graphics, audio and/or video.

21. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein one or more of the received comments comprise a vote for at least one particular selection from a plurality of possible selections provided in a poll, wherein the instructions further comprise:

instructions for determining a total number of votes for each of the possible selections in the poll; and

instructions for displaying a graphic representation of the poll comprising an indication of the total number of votes for each of the possible selections.

22. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

instructions for generating a comment summary based on one or more of the received comments meeting the display criteria; and

instructions for displaying the comment summary.

23. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , further comprising:

instructions for using the context of the sharing device as a basis for determining the display criteria upon which the filtering of the received comments is based.

24. The article of manufacture of claim 23 , wherein using the context as a basis for determining the display criteria comprises using the determined context as a basis for determining a ranking for each of one or more of the received comments.

25. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for storing one or more of the received comments not satisfying the display criteria.

26. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein the one or more of the received comments are stored, and wherein the instructions further comprise:

instructions for detecting a trigger event corresponding to a given one of the stored comments; and

instructions for, in response to the trigger event, the sharing device retrieving and displaying the given stored comment.

27. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

instructions for sending a request for comment to one or more of the viewing devices; and

instructions for filtering and displaying comments, wherein the comments are received in response to the request for comment.