Multi-user interactive media wall

Number: 9911396
Published: 2018-03-06
Filed: 2015-06-03
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Chen; Alexander C.; Arana; Mark
CPC: G09G5/32; G06F3/147; G06F1/1684; G06F3/165; G06F1/1698; G06F3/167; G06F3/011; G09G5/14; G06F1/1605
Verdict: Medium Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Multi-user interactive media wall.

Abstract

An interactive media wall is provided on which multiple media contents can be simultaneously displayed. Multiple users can interact with the interactive media wall such that visual portions of the multiple media contents can be presented on the interactive media wall, while audio portions of the media contents may be presented to each of the multiple users via peripheral listening devices. Users consuming the same media content can communicate via a chat session(s).

Background

TECHNICAL FIELD(1) The present disclosure relates generally to the display of media content.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART(2) Media displays (and corresponding media display technologies), such as televisions, projectors, monitors, and the like have been placed in a variety of settings. Such settings may include, but are not limited to eating and drinking establishments, amusement parks, shopping centers, etc.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE(3) In accordance with one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for displaying media contents on an interactive media wall, comprises determining whether a first user is proximate to the interactive media wall and desires to interact with the interactive media wall. The computer-implemented method further comprises displaying a visual portion of a first media content on the interactive media wall upon a determination that the first user desires to interact with the interactive media wall. Additionally, the computer-implemented method comprises determining whether a second user is proximate to the interactive media wall and desires to interact with the interactive media wall, and upon a determination that the second user desires to interact with the interactive media wall, displaying a visual portion of a second media content on the interactive media wall simultaneously with the visual portion of the first media content.(4) In accordance with another embodiment, an interactive media wall comprises at least one display area configured to

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for displaying multiple media contents on an interactive media wall, comprising: receiving a first media content from a media server; displaying the first media content on the interactive media wall; receiving a request from a first device of a first user to receive a first audio stream of the first media content; providing the first audio stream of the first media content to the first device; and providing a chat session associated with the first media content for the first user and additional users viewing the first media content and listening to the first audio stream of the first media content to communicate. 16. An interactive media wall, comprising: a display of the interactive media wall configured to simultaneously display multiple media contents to be viewed by multiple users; and a communication module configured to simultaneously provide multiple audio streams to multiple devices of the multiple users to listen to the multiple media contents, the multiple audio streams corresponding to respective ones of the multiple media contents; wherein the display comprises multiple display areas, each of which display one of the multiple media contents, and wherein a position of each of the multiple display areas is determined based upon at least one characteristic of each of the media contents.