Patent application EP20181111A (EP), filed 2020-06-19
Publication number: EP3754470A1
Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Abstract: A system and method for enhanced communication among a multitude of users by enabling each user to augment theirs' and others' screens for a limited amount of time is set out. The augmentation may be limited only by the user's imagination and ability to create a drawable entity using gestures via a touch sensitive surface, mouse or the like. A time limit may be associated with the drawable entity in order to affect its fading and ultimate disappearance from the screen. The time limit may vary as well as be conditioned upon the message or meaning or type of drawable entity being communicated.
IPC codes: G06F   3/    01            A I
G06F   3/  0488            A I
G06F  40/   169            A I
G11B  27/   031            A I
H04M   1/ 72439            A I
H04N  21/  4788            A I
H04N   7/    15            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A computer-implemented process for communicating among a plurality of clients subscribing to common live feeds, each of the feeds comprising video channel and data track, and each of the clients comprising a video layer for displaying the video channel, a draw layer for displaying a drawable entity and a user interface layer for detecting an inputted gesture and storing it as a drawable entity, the process comprising:
number: 2
text: The process according to claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises at least one of a fading gesture, permanent gesture and point gesture.
number: 3
text: The process according to claims 1-2, wherein the pointer gesture comprises a time limit and the gesture automatically expires after an expiration of the time limit.
number: 4
text: The process according to claims 1-3, wherein the request comprises an alphanumeric identifier within a web link.
number: 5
text: The process according to claim 4, wherein the web link is delivered via a QR code.
number: 6
text: The process according to claim 4, wherein the contents of the web link may be embedded in an iframe.
number: 7
text: The process according to claim 4, wherein the web link further includes identifiers relating to a first user's desired language for the conversation room.
number: 8
text: The process according to claims 1-7, wherein the step of locating the second client further comprises matching first user and second user parameters, the parameters comprising at least one of language, time and availability.
number: 9
text: The process according to claims 1-8, wherein the call setup parameters comprise language, time and available users.
number: 10
text: The process according to claims 1-9, wherein the request is issued by a chat window.
number: 11
text: A system for communicating among a plurality of clients subscribing to common live feeds, each of the feeds comprising video channel and data track, and each of the clients comprising a video layer for displaying the video channel, a draw layer for displaying a drawable entity and a user interface layer for detecting an inputted gesture and storing it as a drawable entity, the process comprising:
number: 12
text: The system according to claim 11, wherein the gesture comprises at least one of a fading gesture, permanent gesture and point gesture.
number: 13
text: The system according to claim 12, wherein the pointer gesture comprises a time limit and the gesture automatically expires after an expiration of the time limit.
number: 14
text: The system according to claims 11-13, wherein the request comprises an alphanumeric identifier within a web link.
number: 15
text: The system according to claim 14, wherein:
Office action: search_report, dated 2020-12-23
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
inventive_step_epc_56
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Final disposition: pending (2020-12-23)