Enabling users of peer to peer clients to socially interact while viewing videos
First Claim
1. A method of enabling users of peer to peer clients to socially interact while viewing videos, the method comprising:
- using a first client to access a first video and a second client to access a second video, wherein the first video and the second video are for the same show and are in different formats; and
enabling the users of the first client and the second client to socially interact with each other using peer to peer communications between the first client and the second client that are physically remote to each other.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to enabling users of peer to peer clients to socially interact while viewing videos. According to one embodiment, a first client and a second client are physically remote from each other. A first video and a second video are for the same show but are in different formats. The first client accesses the first video and the second client accesses the second video. The users of the first client and the second client are enabled to socially interact with each other using peer to peer communications between the first client and the second client.
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1. A method of enabling users of peer to peer clients to socially interact while viewing videos, the method comprising:
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using a first client to access a first video and a second client to access a second video, wherein the first video and the second video are for the same show and are in different formats; and enabling the users of the first client and the second client to socially interact with each other using peer to peer communications between the first client and the second client that are physically remote to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system of enabling users of peer to peer clients to socially interact while viewing videos, the system comprising:
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a video position receiver configured for receiving data indicating a position that a first client is accessing a first video; the video position receiver configured for receiving at a first client data indicating a position that a second client is accessing a second video, wherein the first video and the second video are for the same show and are in different formats and wherein peer to peer communications are used between the first client and the second client that is not required to be in close proximity with the first client; and a video from different format peer to peer synchronizer configured for using the positions of the first video and the second video to synchronize positions of the first video and the second video whereby social interaction between the users of the first client and the second client is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of enabling users of peer to peer clients to socially interact while viewing videos, the method comprising:
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using a first client to access a first video and a second client to access a second video, wherein the first video and the second video are for the same show but are from different vendors; and enabling the users of the first client and the second client to socially interact with each other using peer to peer communications between the first client and the second client, wherein the first client and the second client are physically remote. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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