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Systems and methods for forming group communications within an online event

  • US 9,952,751 B2
  • Filed: 11/19/2014
  • Issued: 04/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for combining user communications, comprising:

  • maintaining, amongst a plurality of participants accessing a live online event, a first communications link and a second communications link, wherein the first communications link comprises at least one of textual, audio, or video communications transmitted from a host to each participant of the plurality of participants, and wherein the second communications link comprises maintaining an instant ready-on mode of communication between the plurality of participants with one another;

    providing, on a user interface, a plurality of indicators wherein each indicator of the plurality of indicators corresponds to a different participant of the plurality of participants, wherein the plurality of indicators comprises a first indicator corresponding to a first online participant of the plurality of participants and a second indicator corresponding to a second online participant of the plurality of participants;

    detecting an input from the first online participant using the user interface, the input selecting the second indicator;

    presenting, in response to the input, a merged display on the user interface, the merged display comprising the first indicator and the second indicator;

    creating, in response to the input, a third communications link directly between the first online participant and the second online participant while maintaining the first communications link and the second communications link, wherein the third communications link comprises at least one of an intermediate mode of communication and an active mode of communication; and

    transmitting, using the third communications link, additional communications directed to at least one of the first online participant and the second online participant at least one of a higher priority level and a lower priority level than communications transmitted using the second communications link;

    wherein the higher priority level comprises the third communications link including video communications while the second communications link includes at least one of audio and textual communications; and

    wherein the lower priority link comprises the second communications link including video communications while the third communications link includes at least one of audio and textual communications.

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