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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:
Oct. 01, 2019

Filed:

May. 02, 2018
Applicant:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Andre Surcouf, St Leu la Foret, FR;

Colin J. Davies, Sandleheath, GB;

Guillaume S. De Saint Marc, Sevres, FR;

James G. Walker, West Sussex, GB;

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/854 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); G11B 27/034 (2006.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); G11B 27/034 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/21805 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/854 (2013.01);
Abstract

Real-time metadata about a plurality of video streams, and information associated with a directed stream, is received. The information includes a plurality of time segments, where time segments correspond to a respective video stream selected by a director for display in the directed stream during the time segment. Additionally, it is determined, based on the information, that the directed stream will display a first video stream during a first time segment. Further, a subsidiary stream is generated for a first group of users. This involves determining to substitute a second video stream for the first video stream during the first time segment, based on real-time metadata and further based on a first set of rules associated with the first group of users. When the first time segment begins, the second video stream is outputted for display in the subsidiary stream.


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