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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2016
Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Lawrence Mattingly, Kirkland, WA (US);

Brian Charles Kramp, Kirkland, WA (US);

Thomas M. Soemo, Redmond, WA (US);

Eddie Mays, Renton, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system are disclosed in which a group of people are able to replicate the physical world experience of going with a group of friends to pick a movie, watch the movie together, and provide commentary on the movie itself in the virtual world on a virtual couch while each user is sitting in different physical locations. Additionally, the virtual representation of the destination that the group of people are watching the movie together in can be themed to allow users to watch movies in different locations pivoting on special events or by the users choice.


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