US 12,309,437 B2
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 Oct. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/380,579.
Application 18/380,579 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2023/022854, filed on May 19, 2023.
Application 18/380,579 is a continuation of application No. 17/852,993, filed on Jun. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,792,443.
Application PCT/US2023/022854 is a continuation of application No. 17/852,993, filed on Jun. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,792,443.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048781 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/2187 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1454 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for viewer interaction with streaming media on a broadcasting device, comprising:
displaying a scene from a media presentation wherein the broadcasting device includes an operating system level broadcaster interface overlay;
generating an image frame from the scene from the media presentation;
sending the image frame from the scene from the media presentation to a viewing device;
receiving viewer interaction parameters;
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, wherein the viewer interaction parameters include an interaction location;
wherein the viewer interaction parameters include a transform for the interaction location used to transform a location of the viewer interaction from a resolution at a viewer's device to a resolution at the broadcasting device.