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Application (pre-grant publication)

Systems and Methods for Providing a Virtual Shared Media Experience

Number
20170171626
Published
2017-06-15
Filed
2015-12-11
Assignee
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors
Eatedali; Josiah et al.
CPC
H04N21/4627; H04N21/44204; H04N21/4788; H04N21/25866; H04N21/4825; H04N21/23109
Verdict
Set aside virtual shared media experience - content platform business
Source
Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

There is provided a system having a memory and a processor to establish a viewing group having a plurality of users, provide an ordered list of a plurality of media contents, make a first media content in the ordered list of the plurality of media contents available for viewing by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group, track a viewing progress of the first media content byeach of the plurality of users in the viewing group, and make a second media content in the ordered list of the plurality of media contents available for viewing by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group based on one or more rules related to the viewing progress of the first media content by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a diagram of an exemplary system for providing a virtual shared media experience, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 shows a diagram of an exemplary matrix of user access to a media content, according toone implementation of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart illustrating an exemplary method of providing a virtual shared media experience, according to one implementation of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description contains specific information pertaining to implementations in the present disclosure.The drawings in the present application and their accompanying detailed description are directed to merely exemplary implementations. Unless noted otherwise, like or correspondingelements among the figures may be indicated by like or corresponding reference numerals. Moreover, the drawings and illustrations in the present application are generally not to scale, and are not intended to correspond to actual relative dimensions.

FIG. 1 showsa diagram of an exemplary system for providing a virtual shared media experience, according to one implementation of the present disclosure. System 100 includes computing device 110, network 185, and media devices 193a-193n. Computing device 110 includes processor 120 and memory 130. Processor 120 is a hardware processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) used in computing devices. Memor

Claims

1: A system comprising: a non-transitory memory storing an executable code; anda hardware processor executing the executable code to: establish a viewing group having aplurality of users; provide an ordered list of a plurality of media contents; make a first media content in the ordered list of the plurality of media contents available for viewing by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group; make a second media content in the ordered list of the plurality of media contents unavailable for viewing by each of theplurality of users in the viewing group; track a viewing progress of the first media content by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group; and make the second media content in the ordered list of the plurality of media contents available for viewing by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group, in response to complying with one or more rules related to the viewing progress of the first media content by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group. 11: A method for use with a system including a hardware processor and a non-transitory memory, the method comprising: establishing, using the hardwareprocessor, a viewing group having a plurality of users; providing, using the hardware processor, an ordered list of a plurality of media contents; making, using the hardware processor, a first media content in the ordered list of the plurality of media contents available for viewing by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group; making, using the hardware processor, a second media content in the ordered list of the plurality of media contents unavailable for viewing by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group; tracking, using the hardware processor, a viewing progress of the first media content by eachof the plurality of users in the viewing group; and making, using the hardware processor,the second media content in the ordered list of the plurality of media contents availablefor viewing by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group, in response to complying with one or more rules related to the viewing progress of the first media content by each of the plurality of users in the viewing group.