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Controlled Delivery of Content Data Streams to Remote Users

  • US 20110197237A1
  • Filed: 10/09/2009
  • Published: 08/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing a plurality of content data streams to a plurality of viewers, the method comprising:

  • identifying a viewing circle comprising a plurality of viewers;

    instantiating a player on a plurality of computers, each computer associated with one of the viewers, the player comprising an executable program on each computer that provides a video canvas on a display screen associated with each computer for viewing the plurality of content data streams;

    transmitting the content data streams simultaneously to each instance of the player on each computer; and

    synchronizing transmission of the content data streams to all player instances to provide simultaneous delivery in real time of the content data streams to each viewer in the viewing circle by adjusting a transmission rate of the content data streams to a slowest available transmission rate within the viewing circle.

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