SYSTEM AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATING BETWEEN MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHICALLY REMOTE SITES TO ENABLE A SHARED, SOCIAL VIEWING EXPERIENCE

• US 20170150223A9
• Filed: 04/06/2013
• Published: 05/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Minerva Networks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Minerva Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Zaccone, Emanuela, Capobianco, Fabrizio
• Granted Patent: US 10,321,192 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21 Server components or server architectures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/258 Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data arrangements for services using the result on the distributing side of broadcast systems H04H60/66; profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8166 involving executable data, e.g. software arrangements for executing specific programs G06F9/44; broadcasting computer programmes in broadcast systems H04H20/91; involving the movement of software or configuration parameters H04L67/34

Abstract

A system providing for selective management of program display system services involving display devices located at geographically remote locations relative to one another. The system includes a display device, located at each of a plurality of sites, that is capable of receiving and displaying a transmitted show. A control device, also located at each of the plurality of sites, enables managed control of the display device through the execution of a client application. A cloud service interacts with the client applications as executed by the control devices to manage select associations of the plurality of sites.

Claims

1. A system providing for the management of program display system services involving display devices located at geographically remote locations relative to one another, said system comprising:

a) a display device at each respective one of a plurality of sites, said display device capable of receiving and displaying a transmitted show;

b) a control device at each respective one of said plurality of sites, said control device capable of controlling said display device, said control device being further operative to execute a client application; and

c) a cloud service operative to interact with said client applications as executed by said control devices to manage select associations of said plurality of sites.