Invention Grant
- Patent Title: On-demand live media content streaming
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Application No.: US16938129Application Date: 2020-07-24
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Publication No.: US11343576B2Publication Date: 2022-05-24
- Inventor: Soumyajit Chakraborty , Stephen Francis Triano , Michael Zinnikas
- Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Guntin & Gust, PLC
- Agent Mark Wilinski
- Main IPC: H04N21/472
- IPC: H04N21/472 ; H04N21/2187 ; G06Q20/14 ; H04N21/84 ; H04N21/475

Abstract:
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising receiving an initial request for content from a first user; sending one or more subsequent requests to other user(s), such as those at or near a location associated with the live content; receiving replies from the other users; presenting options to and receiving a selection from the first user; sending a confirmation request to a selected user; and receiving, by the first user, the live content from the selected user. In some embodiments, the method includes charging first user a fee for requesting and/or receiving the live content; and paying a fee to the selected user. The second fee may be specified by the selected user. In any case, the users need not know each other. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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