Patent ID: 8990303
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A63F,G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A media sharing and interactive gaming system providing for a shared experiencing of licensed media content and gaming experiences related to the shared licensed media content, the media sharing and interactive gaming system comprising: a) a web server connected to an internet gateway, the web server operable to communicate with client devices connected to the internet; b) a user profile database in communication with the web server, the user profile database operable to store user profile data, including user social network data and user media content selections; c) a scheduling server in communication with the web server and the user profile database, the scheduling server operable in response to a user request to schedule a multi-user shared experiencing of licensed media content and interactive game content, establishing a schedule and a participant list for the multi-user shared experiencing of licensed media content and interactive game content, wherein the schedule and the participant list are established prior to the multi-user shared experiencing of licensed media content and interactive game content; d) a media server in communication with the web server and the scheduling server, the media server operable to provide a licensed media stream to multiple scheduled user participants according to the schedule and the participant list established by the scheduling server, the media server operable to synchronize playback for the multiple participants such that the multiple participants receive the licensed media stream in a substantially synchronized manner; e) a media database in communication with the media server, the media database comprising the licensed media content to be streamed by the media server; f) a game server in communication with the media server, the game server operable to provide game play to the multiple scheduled user participants whereby the interactive game content can be delivered in parallel to the licensed media content; and g) a Digital Rights Management (DRM) server in communication with the media server, the DRM server operable to verify that each of the multiple scheduled user participants has a valid license to experience the licensed media content.