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US 12,348,823 · App. 18/813,913 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Computing network for synchronized streaming of audiovisual content

Inventors: Eugene M. Lee (Northridge, CA); Stephanie Anne Simard (Los Angeles, CA); Abraham Chee Shun Wong (Manhattan Beach, CA); Alyson Elise Grove (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Paramount Pictures Corporation
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Patent No.
US 12,348,823
App. No.
18/813,913
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a system provides substantially synchronized streaming. The system comprises at least one server, in communication with a user profile database, and operable to communicate, over a network, with client devices connected to the Internet; and provide a media stream to the client devices such that the media stream is displayed, in a substantially synchronized manner, on display screens of the client devices.

Claims (66)

1. A system for providing substantially synchronized streaming and enabling modifying the substantially synchronized streaming, the system comprising:

at least one server, in communication with a user profile database, and operable to:

communicate, over a network, with one or more client devices connected to Internet;

enable a first user to share a link associated with substantially synchronized streaming of a media stream, wherein the sharing of the link enables one or more users associated with the one or more client devices to join the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream, wherein the sharing of the link occurs during when a second user is receiving the media stream;

provide or transmit the media stream to the one or more client devices such that the media stream is displayed, in a substantially synchronized manner, on one or more display screens of the one or more client devices;

enable the one or more users associated with the one or more client devices to interact using the one or more client devices such that user interactions are exchanged using the one or more client devices substantially simultaneously with display of the media stream on the one or more display screens of the one or more client devices, and such that the user interactions are displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream on the one or more display screens of the one or more client devices;

enable the second user to add a visual indicator on or to the media stream or in the user interactions such that the visual indicator added on or to the media stream or added in the user interactions is viewable by the one or more users associated with the one or more client devices;

receive a first instruction from the first user to assign to or share with the second user, a first control: of the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream, or of the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream;

in response to receiving the first instruction from the first user to assign to or share with the second user, the first control: of the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream, or of the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream, enable the second user to control: the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream for a third user receiving the media stream, or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream to the third user receiving the media stream; and

receive a second instruction from the second user to modify the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream, thereby causing the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream, or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream, to be modified for the third user,

wherein an ancillary content server or the at least one server provides ancillary content to a first client device, and

wherein the ancillary content is presented on the first client device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one server is operable to schedule the providing or transmitting of the media stream to the one or more client devices in response to a user request to schedule a multi-user shared experiencing of the media stream.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the user interactions at least partially overlap with the media stream, or the user interactions comprise at least one of an audio-based user interaction or a video-based user interaction.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the media stream comprises video content and audio content.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one server is further operable to enable the first user to share the link associated with the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream with a social network of the first user.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user interactions are indexed with the media stream such that the user interactions are viewable with the media stream, on a computing device different from at least one of the one or more client devices, during a future streaming of the media stream.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream is implemented in part by receipt of one or more synchronization feedback signals from the one or more client devices.

8. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein separate paths are provided for first transmission of the media stream and second transmission of the ancillary content, or

wherein at least a first portion of a first transmission path of the media stream is different from at least a second portion of a second transmission path of the ancillary content.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ancillary content is associated with or customized for the first user.

10. A method for providing substantially synchronized streaming and enabling modifying the substantially synchronized streaming, the method comprising:

communicating, by at least one server, over a network, with one or more client devices connected to Internet;

enabling, by the at least one server, a first user to share a link associated with substantially synchronized streaming of media content, wherein the link enables one or more users associated with the one or more client devices to join the substantially synchronized streaming of the media content, wherein the sharing of the link occurs during when a second user is receiving the media content;

providing or transmitting, by the at least one server, the media content to the one or more client devices such that the media content is displayed, in a substantially synchronized manner, on one or more display screens of the one or more client devices;

enabling, by the at least one server, the one or more users associated with the one or more client devices to interact using the one or more client devices such that user interactions are exchanged using the one or more client devices substantially simultaneously with display of the media content on the one or more display screens of the one or more client devices, and such that the user interactions are displayed substantially simultaneously with the media content on the one or more display screens of the one or more client devices;

enabling, by the at least one server, the second user to add a visual indicator on or to the media content or in the user interactions such that the visual indicator added on or to the media content or added in the user interactions is viewable by the one or more users associated with the one or more client devices;

receiving, by the at least one server, a first instruction to assign to or share with the second user, a first control: of the substantially synchronized streaming of the media content, or of the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media content;

in response to receiving the first instruction to assign to or share with the second user, the first control: of the substantially synchronized streaming of the media content, or of the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media content, enabling, by the at least one server, the second user to control: the substantially synchronized streaming of the media content for a third user receiving the media content, or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media content to the third user receiving the media content; and

receiving, by the at least one server, a second instruction from the second user to modify the substantially synchronized streaming of the media content or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media content, thereby causing the substantially synchronized streaming of the media content, or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media content, to be modified for the third user,

wherein an ancillary content server or the at least one server provides ancillary content for transmission to a first client device, and

wherein the ancillary content is presented on the first client device.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising scheduling, by the at least one server, the providing or transmitting of the media content to the one or more client devices in response to a user request to schedule a multi-user shared experiencing of the media content.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the media content comprises a substantially real-time media stream.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more client devices comprise at least one mobile device.

14. One or more systems for providing substantially synchronized streaming and enabling manipulating the substantially synchronized streaming, the one or more systems comprising:

means for communicating, over a network, with one or more mobile client devices;

means for enabling a first user to share a link associated with substantially synchronized streaming of a media stream, wherein the link enables one or more users associated with the one or more mobile client devices to join the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream, wherein the sharing of the link occurs during when a second user is receiving the media stream;

means for providing or transmitting the media stream to the one or more mobile client devices such that the media stream is displayed, in a substantially synchronized manner, on one or more display screens of the one or more mobile client devices;

means for enabling the one or more users associated with the one or more mobile client devices to interact using the one or more mobile client devices such that user interactions are exchanged using the one or more mobile client devices substantially simultaneously with display of the media stream on the one or more display screens of the one or more mobile client devices, and such that the user interactions are displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream on the one or more display screens of the one or more mobile client devices;

means for enabling the second user to add a visual indicator on or to the media stream or in the user interactions such that the visual indicator added on or to the media stream or added in the user interactions is viewable by the one or more users associated with the one or more mobile client devices;

means for receiving a first instruction to assign to or share with the second user, a first control: of the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream, or of the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream;

in response to receiving the first instruction to assign to or share with the second user, the first control: of the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream, or of the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream, means for enabling the second user to control: the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream for a third user receiving the media stream, or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream to the third user receiving the media stream;

means for receiving a second instruction from the second user to manipulate the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream, thereby causing the substantially synchronized streaming of the media stream, or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media stream, to be manipulated for the third user; and

means for providing ancillary content to a first client device such that the ancillary content is displayed on the first client device.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of: the user interactions do not at least partially overlap with the media content, or the user interactions comprise at least one of an audio-based user interaction or a video-based user interaction.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of: the ancillary content server provides the ancillary content for the transmission to the first client device, or the ancillary content is associated with or customized for the first user.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first control or the second instruction comprises at least one of a rewind function, a fast forward function, a stop function, or a play function.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first control or the second instruction comprises a moderation operation associated with the user interactions.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the media content comprises a substantially real-time media stream.

20. The method of claim 10 , wherein after the first control is assigned to or shared with the second user, only the second user, and not the first user, is enabled to control: the substantially synchronized streaming of the media content for the third user receiving the media content, or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media content to the third user receiving the media content.

21. The method of claim 10 , wherein after the first control is assigned to or shared with the second user, both the second user and the first user are enabled to control: the substantially synchronized streaming of the media content for the third user receiving the media content, or the user interactions displayed substantially simultaneously with the media content to the third user receiving the media content.

22. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first control or the second instruction comprises a modification operation.

23. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first control or the second instruction comprises at least one of an edit operation, an add operation, or a removal operation.

24. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first control or the second instruction comprises a user or user interaction removal operation.

25. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first control or the second instruction comprises a user or user interaction modification operation.

26. The method of claim 10 , wherein a first delay exists between first media content display of the media content to a fourth user and the first media content display of the media content to a fifth user, or wherein a second delay exists between second media content display of the media content on a second client device associated with the third user and first user interactions display of the user interactions on the second client device associated with the third user.

27. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of:

the visual indicator is added: on or to the media content, or in the user interactions, or

the visual indicator is added: on or to the media content, or in the user interactions, using a marking tool.

28. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving, by the at least one server, a third instruction from the first user to assign to or share with the second user, a second control of second ancillary content displayed to the third user; and

in response to receiving the third instruction from the first user to assign to or share with the second user, the second control of the second ancillary content displayed to the third user, enabling, by the at least one server, the second user to control the second ancillary content displayed to the third user.

29. The method of claim 10 , wherein the media content is customized for the first user, and wherein second ancillary content or second media content displayed to the third user is controllable or customizable by the third user.

30. The method of claim 10 , wherein the user interactions at least partially overlap with the media content.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2024
From: WONG, ABRAHAM CHEE SHUN; GROVE, ALYSON ELISE; LEE, EUGENE M.; SIMARD, STEPHANIE ANNE
To: PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069142/0173 →
Continuity (6)
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