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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
May. 05, 2017
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Linda Ann Roberts, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
E-Lee Chang, Mableton, GA (US);
Ja-Young Sung, San Jose, CA (US);
Natasha Barrett Schultz, Suwanee, GA (US);
Robert King, Roswell, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems and processes that incorporate teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, identifying an action initiated by equipment of a first user of a number of users, during a presentation of a media program, and generating, responsive to the identifying of the action, an overlay comprising a symbol indicative of the action and situated in relation to the presentation of the media program. The overlay is presented, together with the media program, at a display of a second user of the plurality of users, wherein the symbol is selectable by the equipment of the second user. Other embodiments are disclosed.