US 11,671,801 B2
Media echoing and social networking device and method
Michael Paul Stanley, Prosper, TX (US); and Jeffrey Michael David, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Ascension Intellectual Properties LLC, Prosper, TX (US)
Filed by Michael Stanley, Prosper, TX (US); and Jeffrey David, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/479,064.
Application 17/479,064 is a continuation of application No. 16/914,434, filed on Jun. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,128,996.
Application 16/914,434 is a continuation of application No. 16/402,435, filed on May 3, 2019, granted, now 10,701,530, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 16/402,435 is a continuation of application No. 15/728,228, filed on Oct. 9, 2017, granted, now 10,292,022, issued on May 14, 2019.
Application 15/728,228 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/355,265, filed on Nov. 18, 2016, granted, now 9,788,180, issued on Oct. 10, 2017.
Application 15/355,265 is a continuation of application No. 13/454,546, filed on Apr. 24, 2012, granted, now 9,501,760, issued on Nov. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0007157 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/21 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/21 (2018.02) [G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
displaying to a user, on a user device, an indication of whether one or more other users are experiencing respective media within a customizable search area;
displaying automatically to the user at least one indicator corresponding, respectively, to at least one of the one or more other users, wherein the indicator is alterable at least in part after one decides to experience respective media in real time while any of the respective at least one of the one or more other users currently experiences the respective media, wherein
the indicator is displayed concurrently with at least one respective identifier related to the at least one or more other users determined to be within the customizable search area;
allowing the user to select whether to experience one or more of the respective media on the user device; and
causing a processor to transmit a signal to a second user to indicate to the second user that the user of the user device selected to experience the media being experienced by the second user, wherein
when the user selects to experience one or more of the respective media on the user device, the respective media is experienced such that the respective media is experienced concurrently in real time with the respective media experienced by the second user.