Streaming & Broadcasting

Google received 1 patent that transforms livestream viewers from passive observers into active contributors during gaming broadcasts. The technology establishes a formal pipeline that solicits input from the audience, collects their proposals, and uses algorithmic methods like clustering and centroid calculation to aggregate those suggestions before injecting the chosen actions directly into the live game session. This approach replaces informal chat-based participation with a structured Remote Input Aggregation layer that manages the entire lifecycle of audience involvement, including when to trigger input requests, how to visualize proposed actions through heat maps, and how to apply the aggregated choices to the game state.

Sling TV L.L.C. received 1 patent for a system that combines video streaming and cloud gaming in a single split-screen interface while tracking user engagement across both activities simultaneously. The technology generates timestamped status messages that monitor streaming playback progress and gaming interactions concurrently within the same session, creating a unified record of how users divide their attention between watching content and playing games. This architecture supports a rewards system that recognizes and measures engagement across different media types happening at the same time, rather than treating streaming and gaming as separate activities tracked independently.