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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2021
Kiswe Mobile Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Bert De Decker, Hasselt, BE;
Tom Cuypers, Tongeren, BE;
Wim Sweldens, Summit, NJ (US);
Francis X. Zane, New Providence, NJ (US);
Thomas J. Janiszewski, Andover, NJ (US);
Yung-Lung Ho, Bethesda, MD (US);
Kiswe Mobile Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
A method comprises receiving from each of a plurality of commentator applications respective distinct streams of media content comprising commentary information, combining at least portions of selected ones of the distinct streams of media content comprising commentary information in a mixer associated with a media server to generate a composite media content stream, and providing the composite media content stream generated by the mixer to one or more servers of a content delivery network for delivery to one or more viewer devices. The commentary information of a given one of the distinct streams of media content received from a corresponding one of the commentator applications illustratively comprises at least one of audio content, video content, image content, social media posting content, chat text and closed caption text. The mixer may comprise a post-mixer coupled to the media server.