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Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024

Filed:

Jan. 08, 2023
Applicant:

Dish Network Technologies India Private Limited, Bangalore, IN;

Inventors:

Satish Balasubramanian Iyer, M.S. Ramaiah, IN;

Girish Pai Mangaldas, Karwar, IN;

Mahesh Thatumparmbil Viswanathan, Nallurhalli, IN;

Nishit Dabi, Bhopal, IN;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43076 (2020.08); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/4852 (2013.01);
Abstract

System and methods for facilitating content watch parties may include a sync server having a server CPU, a host user device, a client user device, and a content provider. The content provider may first provide a first portion of the content independently to the host user device and the client user device. The content provider may second provide a second portion of the content to the host user device and the client user device. The first providing of the first portion of the content may occur separately of the second providing of the second portion of the content. The sync server may synchronize the second providing of the second portion of the content to the client user device to facilitate substantially simultaneously presentations of the second portion of the content by the host user device and the client user device.


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