Methods and apparatus for providing chat data and video content between multiple viewers
First Claim
1. A method for providing video communication between users, the method comprising:
- capturing first video chat data of a first user located locally with respect to a presentation device of the first user;
transmitting the first chat data to a base station of a second user located remotely with respect to the presentation device;
receiving a composite signal from the base station of the second user, the composite signal including video content provided by a content source communicatively coupled to the base station and further including second video chat data captured of the second user located remotely with respect to the presentation device;
outputting the composite signal for display on the presentation device of the first user; and
transmitting a command from the presentation device of the first user to the base station of the second user, wherein the command manipulates presentation of the video content included in the composite signal.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for providing communication between multiple content viewers. First video data is captured of a first user located locally with respect to a presentation device and transmitted to a base station located remotely with respect to the presentation device. The base station transmits a composite signal that includes video content provided by a content source communicatively coupled the base station and further includes second video chat data captured of a second user located remotely with respect to the presentation device. The composite signal is responsively presented by the presentation device to the first user.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for providing video communication between users, the method comprising:
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capturing first video chat data of a first user located locally with respect to a presentation device of the first user; transmitting the first chat data to a base station of a second user located remotely with respect to the presentation device; receiving a composite signal from the base station of the second user, the composite signal including video content provided by a content source communicatively coupled to the base station and further including second video chat data captured of the second user located remotely with respect to the presentation device; outputting the composite signal for display on the presentation device of the first user; and transmitting a command from the presentation device of the first user to the base station of the second user, wherein the command manipulates presentation of the video content included in the composite signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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an input module that receives from a video capture device first video chat data of a first user located locally with respect to a presentation device of the first user; a network interface module communicatively coupled to the input module that transmits the first chat data to a base station of a second user located remotely with respect to the presentation device of the first user, that receives a composite signal from the base station of the second user, the composite signal including video content provided by a content source located remotely with respect to the apparatus and further including second video chat data captured of the second user located remotely with respect to the presentation device of the first user; and an output module communicatively coupled to the network interface module that outputs the composite signal for display on the presentation device of the first user, wherein the input module receives a command from the first user, and the network interface module transmits the command to the base station of the second user, wherein the command manipulates the video content included in the composite signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A base station comprising:
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a first input module that receives from a first video capture device first video chat data of a first user located locally with respect to a first presentation device and the base station; a second input module that receives video content provided by a content source; a processor communicatively coupled to the first input module and the second input module, the processor operable to combine the first video chat data and the video content into a composite signal; a network interface module communicatively coupled to the processor that transmits the composite signal to a second presentation device located remotely with respect to the base station and that receives second video chat data of a second user captured by a second video capture device located locally with respect to the second presentation device; and an output module communicatively coupled to the network interface module that outputs the second video chat data for presentation on the second presentation device of the second user, wherein, the network interface module receives a command from the second presentation device of the second user, the second command requesting manipulation of the video content; and
the processor transmits the command to the content source, the content source manipulating output of the video content based on the command. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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