US 12,436,728 B2
Guided collaborative viewing of navigable image content
Michael Chen, Wallingford, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/583,280.
Application 17/583,280 is a continuation of application No. 15/430,602, filed on Feb. 13, 2017, granted, now 11,269,580.
Prior Publication US 2022/0222028 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G11B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1454 (2013.01) [G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G11B 27/005 (2013.01)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, first navigation data associated with navigable image content, wherein the first navigation data is indicative of a first navigation path through the navigable image content;
generating, by the computing device, new content associated with the navigable image content, wherein the new content comprises non-navigable image content and a plurality of navigation paths through the navigable image content;
receiving, by the computing device from a second device, a request for the navigable image content; and
sending, to the second device, the first navigation data, the new content, and one or more annotations derived by the computing device based on one or more characteristics of the navigable image content, wherein the second device is configured to
apply, based on the one or more annotations, one or more effects during output of the navigable image content.