Method and apparatus for controlling an experiential data stream in a social space
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1. A method for controlling a local device comprising:
- detecting activation of a social-space related user selectable control;
communicating, responsive to said social-space related user selectable control, a command request to an internal control handler of said local device;
wherein said internal control handler causes said local device to perform an operation responsive to said command request.
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Abstract
Apparatus, methods, and program products that enable an audience member of a local device to navigate, by activation of user selectable controls, through an experiential data stream presented on the local device.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a local device comprising:
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detecting activation of a social-space related user selectable control;
communicating, responsive to said social-space related user selectable control, a command request to an internal control handler of said local device;
wherein said internal control handler causes said local device to perform an operation responsive to said command request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for controlling a local device comprising:
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a computer-usable data carrier storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform a method comprising;
detecting activation of a social-space related user selectable control;
communicating, responsive to said social-space related user selectable control, a command request to an internal control handler of said local device;
wherein said internal control handler causes said local device to perform an operation responsive to said command request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for controlling a local device comprising:
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a social-space related user selectable control;
a communication mechanism configured to communicate, responsive to the social-space related user selectable control, a command request to an internal control handler of said local device;
wherein said internal control handler causes said local device to perform an operation responsive to said command request. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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