Television chat system
AssigneeUnited Video Properties, Inc.
InventorsToby DeWeese, Pamela L. McKissick, William L. Thomas, Michael D. Ellis
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AssigneeUnited Video Properties, Inc.
InventorsToby DeWeese, Pamela L. McKissick, William L. Thomas, Michael D. Ellis
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A television chat system is provided that allows television viewers to engage in real-time communications in chat groups with other television viewers while watching television. Users of the television chat system may engage in real-time communications with other users who are currently watching the same television program or channel. The system allows real-time communications in a chat group to be transmitted between users at user television equipment devices via a television distribution facility. The television chat system of the present invention permits users to join chat groups related to television programs, channels, or categories of programs that the user may be interested in. Real-time communications may be textual messages, audio communications, or video communications.
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A method comprising:
The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the message and the selectable option to be displayed together on the second device to the second user.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
A method comprising:
A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.