Method and devices for implementing highly interactive entertainment services using interactive media-streaming technology, enabling remote provisioning of virtual reality services

An Action Streaming Client (ASC) for generating an interactive individual virtual reality invoking a network action streaming service system using interactive media-streaming technology comprising

• a downstream interface (TP/PI) for receiving interactive media streams,
• decoding means for viewing interactive media streams, and
• controlling means (APP, ME-CT, ME-P, TP/PI, Ul) for encoding user interaction and demanding network resources,
• an upstream interface (TP/PI) for transmitting the encoded interaction, leading to an instantaneous manipulation of the media downstream channel.

An Action Streaming Server (ASS) for generating an interactive individual virtual reality providing a network action streaming service system using interactive media-streaming technology comprising

• at least one upstream interface (IN) for receiving user interaction and at least one downstream interface (IN) for providing an interactive media-stream, and
• for at least one user sharing a media stream
• an interpreter (INJ) for the received user interaction,
• a virtual reality engine (VRE) for embedding the user interaction in the virtual reality,
• a media extraction (ME) part for extracting an individual media stream,
• an encoder (ME) for encoding the individual media stream, and
• a session controlling unit (SES-CON) for controlling the required quality of service, continuously,
• and an environment controller (ENV-CON) for coordinating multiple individual virtual realities, and multiple individual media streams.

An Action Streaming Service System (ASS) providing resources for generating an interactive individual virtual reality using interactive media-streaming technology comprising

• at least one upstream interface (IN) for receiving user interaction and at least one downstream interface (IN) for providing an interactive media-stream, and
• for at least one user sharing a media stream
• an interpreter (INJ) for the received user interaction,
• a virtual reality engine (VRE) for embedding the user interaction in the virtual reality,
• a media extraction (ME) part for extracting an individual media stream,
• an encoder (VSE) for encoding the individual media stream, and
• a session controlling unit (SES-CON) for ensuring the required quality of service, continuously,
• and an environment controller (ENV-CON) for coordinating multiple individual virtual realities, and multiple individual media streams.

An Action Streaming System for generating an interactive virtual reality with real time user interaction using interactive media-streaming technology comprising

• an access network (NW) providing at least one action streaming service system,
• where said action streaming service system (ASS) comprises means for generating an interactive virtual reality,
• at least one action streaming client (ASC) comprises means for consuming said interactive virtual reality,
• where said action streaming service is located in a network at an action streaming server (ASS) and said network (NW) is controlled by the service.

An action streaming session comprising

• a connection handling between service and at least one client
• a perquisite quality of service handling ensuring that the network provides the required quality of service, and
• a continuous quality of service handling according to the service's quality of service demands,
• a compatibility alignment between server and client,
• a service authentication-authorization-and-accounting,
• as well as action stream exchange.