US 12,395,570 B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus for presenting participant information associated with a media stream
Scott Michael Parker, Aurora, CO (US)
Assigned to DISH Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,548.
Application 17/577,548 is a continuation of application No. 16/811,720, filed on Mar. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,228,662.
Application 16/811,720 is a continuation of application No. 15/190,885, filed on Jun. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,623,525, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0141314 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 67/63 (2022.01); H04L 65/611 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/63 (2022.05) [H04L 65/611 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a media stream with a receiving device, wherein the media stream includes a position indication of at least one participant;
retrieving participant information based on at least one participant selection; and
providing the participant information and the position indication of the at least one participant to a presentation device, wherein the participant information is visually presented in a movable designated area on the presentation device, wherein the movable designated area is linked to the at least one selected participant via a call-out line on the presentation device, wherein the position indication is determined based on information obtained by a positional sensor carried by the at least one participant, wherein the movable designated area is visually presented in a foreground of the presentation device, wherein the movable designated area includes a pop-up window, wherein the pop-up window and the call-out line are movable with respect to the at least one selected participant, wherein the pop-up window is maintained in a distant away from the participant, and wherein the distance is equal to a length of the call-out line.