US 12,445,682 B2
Method and system for generating a visual composition of user reactions in a shared content viewing session
Ronica Jethwa, Mountain View, CA (US); Sunil Ramesh, Cupertino, CA (US); Michael Cutter, Golden, CO (US); and Karina Levitian, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/434,135.
Application 18/434,135 is a continuation of application No. 18/158,546, filed on Jan. 24, 2023, granted, now 11,936,948.
Prior Publication US 2024/0251127 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/854 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/44218 (2013.01) [G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 40/176 (2022.01); G06V 40/23 (2022.01); H04N 21/8146 (2013.01); H04N 21/854 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for use in connection with a shared content viewing session in which multiple users are receiving and viewing respective instances of media content in a synchronized manner, the method comprising:
accessing metadata associated with the media content, wherein the metadata specifies (i) a time point in the media content at which a particular event occurs, and (ii) an expected type of physical reaction associated with the particular event;
near the time point in the media content at which a particular event occurs, detecting that (i) each of the multiple users respectively exhibits a threshold extent of physical reaction around a same viewing time within the shared content viewing session, and (ii) the expected type of physical reaction matches a type of the physical reaction of the multiple users;
responsive to the detecting, for each of the multiple users, generating and/or storing respective visual content representing that user's physical reaction;
generating a visual content composition that includes at least the generated and/or stored visual content for each of the multiple users; and
outputting for presentation, the generated visual content composition.