Methods and systems for creating and managing multi participant sessions

Abstract

A method of creating a multi participant session among a plurality of viewers of media content. The method comprises automatically identifying which media content is currently presented on a plurality of client terminals of a plurality of subscribers, receiving, from a first subscriber, a first selection indicative of a template of a multi participant session object and a second selection indicative of a group from the plurality of subscribers, creating a multi participant session object adapted for simultaneous presentation with the media content according to first and second selections and establishing a multi participant session among at least one member of the group and the first subscriber using the multi participant session object.

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         82 . A method of controlling a multi participant session among a plurality of participants, comprising:
 establishing a multi participant session among a plurality of subscribers on a plurality of client terminals;   generating a first interactive user interface on each one of said plurality of client terminals, according to characteristics of said multi participant session;   generating a second interactive user interface on a remote controlling device having a display, according to characteristics of said multi participant session, wherein said remote controlling device is in communication with one client terminal of said plurality of client terminals; and   employing said second interactive user interface while said subscribers are participating in said multi participant session.   
     
     
         83 . The method of  claim 82 , wherein said remote controlling device is a device dedicated to be used for controlling said client terminals. 
     
     
         84 . The method of  claim 82 , wherein said remote controlling device is a device dedicated to be used for controlling multi participant sessions. 
     
     
         85 . The method of  claim 82 , wherein said remote controlling device is a Smartphone. 
     
     
         86 . The method of  claim 82 , further comprising employing said first interactive user interface on said one client terminal in communication with said remote controlling device while said subscribers are participating in said multi participant session. 
     
     
         87 . The method of  claim 82 , further comprising updating said characteristics of said multi participant session according to a plurality of user inputs from said second interactive user interface. 
     
     
         88 . A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions adapted to perform the method of  claim 82 . 
     
     
         89 . A system for controlling a multi participant session among a plurality of participants, comprising:
 a plurality of client terminals that employs a first interactive user interface generated according to characteristics of a multi participant session established among a plurality of subscribers;   a remote controlling device having a display that employs a second interactive user interface generated according to characteristics of the multi participant session, wherein said remote controlling device is in communication with one client terminal of said plurality of client terminals, and wherein said second interactive user interface is employed while said subscribers are participating in said multi participant session.   
     
     
         90 . A computer program product for controlling a multi participant session among a plurality of participants, said computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon:   first program instructions executable by a plurality of client terminals to cause each of said client terminals to employ a first interactive user interface generated according to characteristics of a multi participant session established among a plurality of subscribers; and   second program instructions executable by a remote controlling device having a display to cause said remote controlling device to employ a second interactive user interface generated according to characteristics of the multi participant session, wherein said remote controlling device is in communication with one client terminal of said plurality of client terminals, and wherein said second interactive user interface is employed while said subscribers are participating in said multi participant session.