Caffeine, Inc.

Peter Sankauskas

George Leontiev

David Chen

Bao Nguyen

James Birchler

Paul Kerr

Nick Artman

Ryan Amos

Justin Henzie

Ben Keighran

Doug Richardson

Sam Roberts

Nicolas Artman

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a Content Delivery Network (CDN) for broadcasting data streams. The CDN allows a streamer to stream live (in realtime) on a network(s), such as the Internet, for a live audience to view and to interact with the live entertainment. Each of the broadcast clients send data streams to the CDN via an input node, wherein the CDN output a selected media stream to one or more selected viewing clients via the output node. The architecture of the CDN contains one or more System Racks. Each of the System Racks contains multiple media channels. In operation, the data stream of a broadcasting client is sent to the CDN and distributed into selected channels. The data streams in each of the selected channels are outputted to viewing clients of a corresponding type.

Multicast broadcast network architecture

Multicast broadcast network architcture

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a social entertainment platform that supports live social video streaming and messaging. One common use for this social entertainment platform is to allow audience members to watch and interact with a person playing an electronic game. The social entertainment platform allows a streamer to stream live (in substantially real-time) on a network(s), such as the Internet, for a live audience to view and to respond to the live entertainment. The social entertainment platform includes several unique areas, including a real-time broadcasting component, a real-time messaging component, and an integrated user interface (UI) component, that make the social entertainment platform advantageous to use over traditional platforms.

Social entertainment platform

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San Mateo, CA, United States of America

Peter Sankauskas