Systems and methods for facilitating multi-user events
AssigneeShindig, Inc.
InventorSteven M. Gottlieb
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating multi-user events are provided. In at least one embodiment, a method for preventing unauthorized access to an environment of a user device connected to a multi-user network is provided. The method includes determining whether the user device is being actively used for communicating with at least one remote device connected to network, and causing a status of the user device to be altered in response to a determination that the user device is not being actively used for communicating with the at least one remote device.
Claims35
A method for presenting audience feedback in a multi-user event, the audience feedback being provided by a plurality of audience devices that is communicatively coupled to a presenter device, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of audio signals provided by the plurality of audience devices;
- analyzing the plurality of audio signals to assess an overall audience volume;
- determining whether the overall audience volume is changed by more than a predefined amount;
- and
- causing data representative of the change to be transmitted to the presenter device in response to a determination that the overall audience volume is changed by more than the predefined amount.
A system for presenting audience feedback in a multi-user event, the audience feedback being provided by a plurality of audience devices that is communicatively coupled to a presenter device, the system comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a plurality of audio signals provided by the plurality of audience devices;
- a controller configured to:
- analyze the plurality of audio signals to assess an overall audience volume;
- and
- determine whether the overall audience volume is changed by more than a predefined amount;
- and
- a transmitter configured to transmit at least one signal to the presenter device in response to a determination that the overall audience volume is changed by more than the predefined amount, the at least one signal comprising data representative of the change.
A method for controlling broadcasting privileges on a multi-user network, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a first user device to join a broadcast panel, the broadcast panel being associated with a broadcast mode of communication that allows any communications sent by a user device on the network in the broadcast mode to be broadcasted to other user devices on the network;
- determining whether the first user device is eligible to join the panel;
- and
- in response to a determination that the first user device is eligible to join:
- adding the first user device to the panel;
- and
- setting a mode of communication of the first user device to the broadcast mode.
A system for controlling broadcasting privileges on a multi-user network, the system comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a request from a first user device to join a broadcast panel, the broadcast panel being associated with a broadcast mode of communication that allows any communications sent by a user device on the network in the broadcast mode to be broadcasted to other user devices on the network;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine whether the first user device is eligible to join the panel;
- and
- in response to a determination that the first user device is eligible to join:
- add the first user device to the panel;
- and
- set a mode of communication of the first user device to the broadcast mode.
35-88. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.