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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Nettalk.com, Inc., Miami Gardens, FL (US);
Garry M Paxinos, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Anastasios Kyriakides, Hollywood, FL (US);
Kenneth Alvin Hosfeld, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Anastasios Nicholas Kyriakides, II, Plantation, FL (US);
NetTALK.com, Inc., Miami Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system to provide the ability for a user to make audio and/or audio-video phone calls simultaneously while watching (co-viewing) provider video content in remote locations. A control system is provided to set up call, direct provider video content, and provide for the phone calls and video content to be delivered and then synchronized. The phone calls may be routed by the control system to PSTN destinations or Internet based destinations and calls made or received may be bridged to other Internet based sources. The provider video content may be provided directly from its source or routed through NAT traversal or through the control system.