US 11,902,349 B1
System and method for providing a real-time digital virtual audience
Jacquelynn R. Lueth, Marina del Rey, CA (US); and William Garnet, Marina del Rey, CA (US)
Filed by Jacquelynn R. Lueth, Marina del Rey, CA (US); and William Garnet, Marina del Rey, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/873,065.
Application 17/873,065 is a continuation of application No. 16/931,236, filed on Jul. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,399,053.
Application 16/931,236 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/887,823, filed on May 29, 2020, granted, now 11,102,265, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Application 16/887,823 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/283,971, filed on Feb. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,673,918, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Application 16/283,971 is a continuation of application No. 15/281,803, filed on Sep. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,218,762, issued on Feb. 26, 2019.
Application 15/281,803 is a continuation of application No. 13/224,250, filed on Sep. 1, 2011, granted, now 9,462,030, issued on Oct. 4, 2016.
Application 13/224,250 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/198,679, filed on Aug. 4, 2011, abandoned.
Application 13/198,679 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/032,451, filed on Feb. 22, 2011, abandoned.
Application 13/032,451 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/897,606, filed on Oct. 4, 2010, granted, now 8,918,532, issued on Dec. 23, 2014.
Application 12/897,606 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/717,921, filed on Mar. 4, 2010, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/157,229, filed on Mar. 4, 2009.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/75 (2022.01); H04L 65/611 (2022.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/765 (2022.05) [H04L 65/611 (2022.05); H04L 65/764 (2022.05); H04L 67/131 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
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1. For use in conjunction with an event, a method for a virtual audience member to participate in a real-time digital virtual audience comprising:
obtaining a virtual ticket to the event, the virtual ticket associated with a seat or location at the event;
selecting a link or a quick response (QR) code using a communication device to receive a locator code to access sound and a view associated with the seat or location at the event;
receiving the sound and the view associated with the seat or location transmitted to a video cloud platform over a wireless communication network, the sound and the view including selectively providing the virtual audience member with a particular vantage point within the event that is configured to be manipulated by the virtual audience member through the communication device; and
wherein the sound and view are formed by:
processing video associated with the event to produce a corresponding data stream;
combining said corresponding data stream with one or more individual data streams associated with the event, the virtual audience member, or other virtual audience members; and
displaying audio and video associated with the corresponding data stream and the one or more individual data streams in real-time to the virtual audience member.