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Patent No.:

US 8990709 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2012
Applicant:

Tara Lemmey, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventor:

Tara Lemmey, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Net Power and Light, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2013.01); A63F 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention contemplates a variety of methods and techniques for representing an audience during an ensemble experience. According to one aspect, an ensemble or group experience is provided to a plurality of users. The experience includes displaying content and other information (perhaps in layers) to a specific local user. The specific user is provided an audience representation layer or 'swell' interface appearing translucently over the base layer. The audience representation layer includes a plurality of marks providing certain information related to the audience. Each mark is related to an entity such as an audience member, a group, a sponsor, or a celebrity. The local user mark is distinguishable from the other plurality of marks.


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