Multi-user interactive virtual environment including broadcast content and enhanced social layer content

摘要

A system and method for providing interactive graphical and multi-media connectivity between a plurality of users, especially in the context of shared content. In aspects, the users are placed into common virtual rooms or virtual interactive environments to permit sharing of content and chat between the individuals in a same virtual interactive environment. Participating users can thereby exchange social layer content as an enhanced content layer beyond a common broadcast content they are experiencing together. Other features and associated functions are also described.

主权项

1. A method for concurrently delivering content to a plurality of client devices, comprising:
installing an executable code extension on a plurality of network-connected client devices, each running a browser capable of browsing content and generating a respective browser output on each of said clients; generating a uniform resource locator (URL) including data containing a link to browsable content accessible by said respective browsers over a network connection; embedding in said URL additional data identifying a source of enhanced content accessible through said executable code extension, said enhanced content providing dynamic interactive connectivity between said network-connected client devices; and overlaying said enhanced content over said respective browser outputs on said client devices within a social layer including live video streams depicting users of said devices and said live video streams being provided by a video camera of said client device and shared with other users of other devices over said network concurrently with co-browsing said browsable content.