US 12,328,530 B1
Anchors and interactive forms for asynchronous video presentations with immersive viewers
Phil Libin, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to mmhmm inc., Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed by mmhmm inc., Little Rock, AR (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,105.
Application 18/112,105 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/967,953, filed on Oct. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,778,143.
Application 17/967,953 is a continuation of application No. 17/402,787, filed on Aug. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,539,918, issued on Dec. 27, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/077,872, filed on Sep. 14, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 7/15 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); H04L 12/1822 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method of manipulating an image in a combined immersive video space for a replayed pre-recorded video being displayed to a plurality of participants, comprising:
associating an anchor to at least one of: a background of the combined immersive video space, static interior objects in the combined immersive video space, or dynamic interior objects in the combined immersive video space;
providing an image corresponding to at least one of: an original presenter in the pre-recorded video, an object in the combined immersive video space, or one of the participants that is viewing pre-recorded video; and
actuating an anchor activation control that causes the image to move to a position of the anchor while other ones of the participants are viewing the pre-recorded video, wherein the image moves to the position of the anchor along a transitional route.