Patent ID: 8549156
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for sharing a video session in a communication network, comprising: storing, by a processor, the video session in a video on demand server in the communication network for later viewing, wherein the video session is specified in an order from a subscriber to the video on demand server; receiving, by the processor, a request by the subscriber to share the video session with an invited participant at a specified time as defined by the subscriber and included in the request after the order for the video session is completed and before the video session is viewed; assigning, by the processor, a one time password to the invited participant; providing, by the processor, the one time password to the subscriber for distribution to the invited participant to allow the invited participant to access the video session; and providing, by the processor, the video session from the video on demand server via the communication network in a streaming session to the subscriber and the invited participant at the specified time as defined by the subscriber where the video session is simultaneously provided to a first display of the subscriber and a second display of the invited participant, wherein the first display and the second display are different, wherein the providing comprises: