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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Richard Fulcher, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael D. Dodd, Kirkland, WA (US);
Evan Miller, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Huang, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard Fulcher, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael D. Dodd, Kirkland, WA (US);
Evan Miller, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Huang, Seattle, WA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for overlaying information related to a text message onto a video. In one example, a method includes receiving communication data at a first computing device that is sent from a second computing device while the first and second computing devices are engaged in a real-time video communication, wherein the communication data comprises video data. The method also includes displaying the video data on a display of the first computing device and receiving a text-based message at the first computing device that is sent from the second computing device during the real-time video communication. The method further includes overlaying information related to the text-based message onto the video data displayed on the display of the first computing device.