Patent ID: 8595761

Claim:
A method for placing a second object contained within an overlay atop a first object in a first video stream, the method comprising the steps of: dynamically assigning a plurality of viewers of the first video stream to a first group of viewers based on a predetermined activity criterion; promoting one or more viewers from a second group of viewers to the first group of viewers, in response to determining that a number of the assigned viewers in the first group of viewers is substantially below a statistically significant number of viewers, the second group of viewers comprising viewers having a lower activity level as compared to the first group of viewers; receiving suggested positions at which to place the second object atop the first object from the first group of viewers; calculating, by one or more processors, a consensus position at which to place the second object atop the first object based on the suggested positions; placing the second object atop the first object at the consensus position; and after the step of placing the second object atop the first object at the consensus position and after a delay period, transmitting the first and second objects to the second group of viewers of the first video stream.