Patent ID: 8875031

Claim:
A system, comprising: a processor; a memory containing instructions for a virtual meeting room (VMR) engine, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive from a plurality of participants to the VMR a plurality of audio and video streams from a plurality of video conference endpoints each associated with one of the plurality of participants; and the memory containing further instructions for a user experience engine, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: provide collaborative viewing of an event through the VMR so that the plurality of participants are able to simultaneously participate and share the experience of the live or recorded event together; enable an initiating participant to invite a group of other participants situated anywhere in the world for sharing the event in the VMR via a web or mobile interface; enable the initiating participant to present a link to where content to be shared is located and to start streaming the content into the VMR for sharing with other participants; and enable the initiating participant to control where the shared content is visible geographically based on copyright restrictions.