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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Paul M Aoki, Berkeley, CA (US);
Margaret H. Szymanski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James D. Thornton, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul M Aoki, Berkeley, CA (US);
Margaret H. Szymanski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James D. Thornton, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One aspect of the disclosed technology is a limited social television system that provides a light-weight process that allows multiple audience members to close the loop of interaction and create a compelling feeling of 'shared experience' on the part of the response-reviewer.