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Multi-user talking system and multi-user talking method

  • US 20020057335A1
  • Filed: 11/15/2001
  • Published: 05/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multi-user talking system for providing a multi-user talking service among viewers of a content, wherein:

  • said multi-user talking system comprises a content distribution apparatus and a multi-user talking control apparatus, each apparatus being connected to terminals of viewers through a network;

    said content distribution apparatus comprises;

    request-for-viewing receiving means for receiving a request for viewing said content from a terminal of a viewer;

    viewer management means for managing a request for viewing received by said request-for-viewing receiving means, associating said request with a transmission source address of said request for viewing; and

    content distribution means for distributing said content to a transmission source address managed by said viewer management means, through said network; and

    said multi-user talking control apparatus comprises;

    request-for-participation receiving means for receiving a request for participation in multi-user talking, from a terminal of a viewer;

    participant management means that manages a transmission source address of a request for participation received by said request-for-participation receiving means, when said transmission source address is managed by said viewer management means;

    mixing means that receives, through said network, respective pieces of talking data from terminals of viewers who have transmission source addresses managed by said participant management means, and mixes said pieces of talking data received to generate multi-user talking data; and

    multi-user talking data distribution means for distributing the multi-user talking data generated by said mixing means to transmission source addresses managed by said participant management means, through said network.

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