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Methods and systems for creating and managing multi participant sessions

  • US 9,538,250 B2
  • Filed: 12/24/2014
  • Issued: 01/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for managing a multi-participant session, comprising:

  • establishing a multi-participant session among a plurality of subscribers on a plurality of client terminals using at least one server connected to a network, wherein said multi-participant session establishes network communication of at least one of video signals, audio signals, and signals of a social interactive activity of said plurality of subscribers between said plurality of client terminals used by said plurality of subscribers;

    capturing a plurality of image sequences, wherein each one of said plurality of image sequences is captured using a camera of one of said plurality of client terminals which are connected to said network;

    automatically detecting a change in a participation level of one of said plurality of subscribers in said multi-participant session by performing an analysis of said plurality of image sequences,wherein, depending on a genre of media content being presented to said plurality of subscribers, said automatically detecting said change in participation level comprises identifying sparse participation by detecting participation for less than a minimal participation period during a monitoring period of time more than a certain interval of time, said monitoring period of time is modified from a default period to another based on said genre of said media content being presented, wherein said certain interval of time is greater than said minimal participation period;

    in response to said detected change automatically executing one of;

    (i) terminating a participation of said one of said plurality of subscribers in said multi-participant session by ending said network communication between a client terminal of said one of said plurality of subscribers and other client terminals of said plurality of client terminals, and (ii) terminating the multi-participant session by ending said network communication between all of said plurality of client terminals,wherein each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers participates in said multi-participant session using his own respective client terminal; and

    extracting social connections among said plurality of subscribers from a social network database mapping social connections among a plurality of users, wherein said one of (i) terminating said participation of said one of said plurality of subscribers and (ii) terminating said multi-participant session is based on an amount of said plurality of subscribers that are socially connected according to said extracted social connections of said plurality of subscribers of said established multi-participant session, wherein said (ii) termination of said multi-participant session is further based on an active/inactive status of at least one of said plurality of subscribers of said established multi-participant session that are socially connected according to said extracted social connection.

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