US 11,792,443 B1
Enhanced screen share for online computer applications
Steve Agoston, Hermosa Beach, CA (US); Michael Raymond Starich, Mission Viejo, CA (US); William Scott Watson, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Joseph Hiroshi Kimura, Orange, CA (US); Corbin J. Percy, San Clemente, CA (US); and Akshay V. Rao, Aliso Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/852,993.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 21/2187 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1454 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for viewer interaction with streaming media on a broadcasting device, comprising:
a) displaying a scene from a media presentation wherein the broadcasting device includes an operating system level broadcaster interface overlay;
b) generating an image frame from the scene from the media presentation;
c) sending the image frame from the scene from the media presentation to a viewing device;
d) receiving viewer interaction parameters;
e) displaying a viewer interaction over a subsequent scene from the media presentation with the operating system level broadcaster interface overlay using the viewer interaction parameters;
f) generating a subsequent image frame from the subsequent scene from the media presentation including the viewer interaction in the operating system level broadcaster interface overlay; and
g) sending the subsequent image frame including the viewer interaction to the viewing device.