SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROUP PARTICIPATION IN A DIGITAL MEDIA PRESENTATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a media presentation system that includes or is coupled to electronic components for presenting digital media, the media presentation system comprising one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors to perform the method, performing operations comprising;
establishing a media presentation session with a media presentation server over a network, the media presentation session established for a digital media presentation to be presented at the media presentation system;
receiving, from the media presentation server over a network, one or more first links to one or more first digital media items to be presented in the digital media presentation;
using the one or more first links to download the one or more first digital media items from one or more content item repositories over a network;
presenting the one or more first digital media items as part of the digital media presentation via the electronic components for presenting digital media;
receiving, from the media presentation server over a network, one or more second links to one or more second digital media items to be presented in the digital media presentation;
using the one or more second links to download the one or more second digital media items from one or more content item repositories over a network, andpresenting the one or more second digital media items as part of the digital media presentation via the electronic components for presenting digital media; and
wherein at least the operations of receiving the one or more first links and receiving the one or more second links are performed while the media presentation session is established.
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Abstract
System and method for group participation in a digital media presentation are provided that are capable of selecting digital media items for inclusion in the presentation from multiple participant'"'"'s accounts thereby creating a group presentation in which digital media items of each participant are included in the presentation. Selections of digital media items for inclusion in the presentation can be made directly at the direction of the participations or inferentially according to a selection algorithm. Selections can be made during the presentation thereby allowing a participant to join the presentation after it has started and contribute digital media items to the presentation while it is running.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a media presentation system that includes or is coupled to electronic components for presenting digital media, the media presentation system comprising one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors to perform the method, performing operations comprising; establishing a media presentation session with a media presentation server over a network, the media presentation session established for a digital media presentation to be presented at the media presentation system; receiving, from the media presentation server over a network, one or more first links to one or more first digital media items to be presented in the digital media presentation; using the one or more first links to download the one or more first digital media items from one or more content item repositories over a network; presenting the one or more first digital media items as part of the digital media presentation via the electronic components for presenting digital media; receiving, from the media presentation server over a network, one or more second links to one or more second digital media items to be presented in the digital media presentation; using the one or more second links to download the one or more second digital media items from one or more content item repositories over a network, and presenting the one or more second digital media items as part of the digital media presentation via the electronic components for presenting digital media; and wherein at least the operations of receiving the one or more first links and receiving the one or more second links are performed while the media presentation session is established. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for group participation in a digital media presentation, the system comprising:
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a media presentation system that includes or is coupled to electronic components for presenting digital media, the media presentation system comprising one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors, the media presentation system configured to; establishing a media presentation session with a media presentation server over a network, the media presentation session established for a digital media presentation to be presented at the media presentation system; receiving, from the media presentation server over a network, one or more first links to one or more first digital media items to be presented in the digital media presentation; using the one or more first links to download the one or more first digital media items from one or more content item repositories over a network; presenting the one or more first digital media items as part of the digital media presentation via the electronic components for presenting digital media; receiving, from the media presentation server over a network, one or more second links to one or more second digital media items to be presented in the digital media presentation; using the one or more second links to download the one or more second digital media items from one or more content item repositories over a network, and presenting the one or more second digital media items as part of the digital media presentation via the electronic components for presenting digital media; and wherein at least the receiving the one or more first links and receiving the one or more second links are configured to be performed while the media presentation session is established. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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