IP Library Granted Patent US 10,834,468
Granted Patent B2
US 10,834,468 · App. 16/149,392 · Granted Nov 10, 2020

Method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for audio feedback during live broadcast

Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: LINE Corporation
H04N21/4788G06F3/16H04L65/403H04L65/4015H04N7/147H04N7/152H04N21/2743H04N21/439
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Patent No.
US 10,834,468
App. No.
16/149,392
Granted
Nov 10, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for delivering audio feedback of a viewer to a caster during a live broadcast. A method implemented on a computer system includes providing a live broadcast by receiving broadcast content transmitted from an electronic device of a caster, and by streaming the received broadcast content to each of electronic devices of a plurality of users through a communication session established between an account of the caster and accounts of the plurality of users; receiving an audio feedback about the live broadcast from an electronic devices of a user during the live broadcast; and delivering the audio feedback to the electronic device of the caster.

Claims (42)

1. A method implemented on a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises one or more processors configured to execute non-transitory computer-readable instructions included in a memory to perform the method, and the method comprises:

providing, by the one or more processors, a live broadcast by receiving broadcast content transmitted from an electronic device of a caster, and by streaming the received broadcast content to each of electronic devices of a plurality of users through a communication session established between an account of the caster and accounts of the plurality of users;

managing allowable features of the communication session based on settings set in broadcast environment settings;

receiving, by the one or more processors, an audio feedback about the live broadcast from an electronic device of a user during the live broadcast; and

delivering, by the one or more processors, the audio feedback to the electronic device of the caster,

wherein the audio feedback is delivered to the caster and each of the electronic devices of the plurality of users or only to the caster, depending on the settings set by the caster, and

wherein the managing the allowable features includes displaying at least one of a text input menu, an image input menu, and an audio input menu on each of the electronic devices automatically determined based on environmental conditions of each of the plurality of users and the settings, the environmental conditions of each of the plurality of users including age of each of the users, viewing environment of each of the users, and feedback history of each of the users.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the delivering comprises

activating an audio channel between the account of the caster and the account of the user in response to receiving an audio input signal from the electronic device of the user;

receiving an audio message from the electronic device of the user in real time; and

delivering the audio message to the electronic device of the caster.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the delivering comprises activating an audio channel of a push-to-talk (PTT) scheme or a voice call scheme in response to an audio input signal from the electronic device of the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the delivering comprises

receiving an audio message in a recording file format from the electronic device of the user; and

delivering the audio message to the electronic device of the caster.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio feedback is output through an audio output interface of the electronic device of the caster immediately after the audio feedback is received.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the delivering comprises determining whether to allow the audio feedback of the user based on the broadcast environment settings of the caster.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the delivering comprises determining whether to allow the audio feedback of the user based on a feedback history of the user.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the delivering comprises determining whether to share the audio feedback with the plurality of users based on the broadcast environment settings of the caster.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing comprises providing a function of applying at least one of an effect and a filter to an image of the broadcast content.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, by the one or more processors, the broadcast content and the audio feedback in a database system in association with a chatroom corresponding to the communication session.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method of claim 1 .

12. A computer system comprising:

a memory configured to store non-transitory computer-readable instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the non-transitory computer-readable instructions to

provide a live broadcast by receiving broadcast content transmitted from an electronic device of a caster, and by streaming the received broadcast content to each of electronic devices of a plurality of users through a communication session established between an account of the caster and accounts of the plurality of users;

manage allowable features of the communication session based on settings set in broadcast environment settings;

receive an audio feedback about the live broadcast from an electronic device of a user during the live broadcast; and

deliver the audio feedback to the electronic device of the caster, wherein the audio feedback is delivered to the caster and each of the electronic devices of the plurality of users or only to the caster, depending on the settings set by the caster, and

wherein the managing the allowable features includes displaying at least one of a text input menu, an image input menu, and an audio input menu on each of the electronic devices automatically determined based on environmental conditions of each of the plurality of users and the settings, the environmental conditions of each of the plurality of users including age of each of the users, viewing environment of each of the users, and feedback history of each of the users.

13. The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the non-transitory computer-readable instructions to

activate an audio channel between the account of the caster and the account of the user in response to receiving an audio input signal from the electronic device of the user;

receive an audio message from the electronic device of the user in real time; and

deliver the audio message to the electronic device of the caster.

14. The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the non-transitory computer-readable instructions to activate an audio channel of a push-to-talk (PTT) scheme or a voice call scheme in response to an audio input signal from the electronic device of the user.

15. The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the non-transitory computer-readable instructions to

receive an audio message in a recording file format from the electronic device of the user; and

deliver the audio message to the electronic device of the caster.

16. The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the audio feedback is output through an audio output interface of the electronic device of the caster immediately after the audio feedback is received.

17. The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the non-transitory computer-readable instructions to determine whether to allow the audio feedback of the user based on the broadcast environment settings of the caster.

18. The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the non-transitory computer-readable instructions to determine whether to share the audio feedback with the plurality of users based on the broadcast environment settings of the caster.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2024
From: Z INTERMEDIATE GLOBAL CORPORATION
To: LY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067096/0431 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: Z INTERMEDIATE GLOBAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067069/0467 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE ASSIGNEES CITY IN THE ADDRESS SHOULD BE TOKYO, JAPAN PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058597 FRAME: 0303. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062401/0490 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE CITY SHOULD BE SPELLED AS TOKYO PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058597 FRAME: 0141. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062401/0328 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058597/0141 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058597/0303 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2018
From: KIM, KEUM RYONG
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047052/0740 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0139197 · Oct 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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