Sending progress information of other users for transmitted shared content
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving requests for shared content from at least two participants in a joint consumption of the shared content;
transmitting at least a first portion of the requested shared content to each participant; and
sending to at least one participant progress information associated with the transmitting to at least one other participant, at least once, prior to completion of the transmitting to the at least one other participant.
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Abstract
Participants are notified of the loading progress or consumption of shared content by other participants. Participants generate progress information that is broadcast or sent to other participants. Progress information may be reported according to a designated time frequency and/or progress frequency. Connections established early in the loading process between the participants convey progress information to each participant. Depending on network topology, progress information may be sent via a server or peer to peer. By communicating the expected waiting time or completion time of other users, participation by a specific user in the multi-user application may increase accordingly.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving requests for shared content from at least two participants in a joint consumption of the shared content;
transmitting at least a first portion of the requested shared content to each participant; and
sending to at least one participant progress information associated with the transmitting to at least one other participant, at least once, prior to completion of the transmitting to the at least one other participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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establishing at least one communication channel between players in a multiplayer game after starting a shared loading process;
sending to at least one player progress information associated with at least one other player via the at least one communication channel; and
indicating load progress of the at least one player relative to the at least one other player based in part on the received progress information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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storage medium having stored therein programming instructions, when executed upon initiating a load operation for shared content, operate the apparatus to;
create progress information, including load progress for shared content and completion parameters of the load operation, report progress information relative to the completion parameters and load progress, and receive and display progress information from other participants; and
a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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media storage having shared content for use in a multiplayer network game; and
multiple players, each player being in communication with the other players, each player selectively transmitting progress information via a communication network and notifying other players of each player'"'"'s loading progress. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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