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Real time overlays on live streams

  • US 8,832,741 B1
  • Filed: 04/03/2012
  • Issued: 09/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a memory having stored thereon computer executable components; and

    a processor configured to execute the following computer executable components stored in the memory;

    a set of overlay distribution components that publishes a set of overlay streams in real time via a second channel respectively, the set of overlay streams having a set of overlay messages that correspond to events of a live video stream of events occurring in real time distributed over a first channel, wherein the set of overlay messages enhance user viewing of the live video stream of events occurring in real time, and wherein the set of overlay distribution components include a local storage and a local cache respectively for retrieving the set of overlay streams corresponding to various time intervals, and retrieve a subset of an overlay stream of the set of overlay streams based on a time interval request from an overlay recipient, and the local storage and the local cache having less than all of the overlay stream stored.

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