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Interactive broadcast television

  • US 10,326,964 B2
  • Filed: 08/06/2014
  • Issued: 06/18/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a memory; and

    a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to;

    receive a video feed from a camera, wherein the video feed comprises video from a filmmaking set for a television or internet broadcast show;

    send the video feed to a plurality of viewer electronic devices, wherein the plurality of viewer electronic devices are physically remote from the filmmaking set;

    receive a command to control an aspect of the filmmaking set from at least one of the plurality of viewer electronic devices, wherein the aspect of the filmmaking set comprises an object other than;

    the camera on the filmmaking set, a microphone on the filmmaking set, lighting of the filmmaking set, and controls associated with the camera, the microphone, or lighting of the filmmaking set;

    receive one or more audio feeds from one or more microphones, wherein the one or more audio feeds comprises instructions to a participant in the television or internet broadcast show being filmed on the filmmaking set;

    select a subset of instructions from the one or more audio feeds based on a frequency of the subset of instructions in the one or more audio feeds; and

    send the command to the filmmaking set and the subset of instructions to a headset worn by the participant in the television or internet broadcast show being filmed on the filmmaking set, wherein a change to the aspect of the filmmaking set by the command and a change to an interaction of the participant with the aspect of the filmmaking set by the subset of instructions are incorporated into the video feed sent to the plurality of viewer electronic devices.

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