Patent ID: 8676893

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: coordinating, at a server, a common teleo-experience session for a plurality of P participant devices each configured to receive media content from one or more teleo-operated devices of a plurality of D teleo-operated devices, wherein P is greater than D, wherein coordinating the common teleo-experience session comprises: receiving a plurality of teleo-control requests from the plurality of P participant devices at the server, wherein the plurality of teleo-control requests specifies at least two preferred options for at least one parameter of the common teleo-experience session, and wherein the plurality of teleo-control requests relate to the plurality of D teleo-operated devices; determining whether the at least two preferred options for the at least one parameter conflict using the server; and in response to determining that the at least two preferred options for the at least one parameter conflict, the server: selecting an option for the at least one parameter based on one or more rules, wherein the selected option is selected from the at least two preferred options, and wherein the one or more rules comprise a rule indicating a permissible location for operating at least one of the plurality of D teleo-operated devices, and sending at least one teleo-control instruction related to the common teleo-experience session based on the selected option for the at least one parameter.