ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,132, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to eBay Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Interactive live media systems and methods" was invented by Dave Lazar (Toronto), Doug Doe (Toronto), Sanborn Hilland (Toronto), Stephen Seguin (Toronto), Lee Horrocks (Toronto), Matthew D'Cruz (Toronto), Colin Biggin (Toronto), Tristan Matthews (Toronto), Lionel Nicolas (Toronto), Chris Bot (Toronto) and Laura Louise Tobin (Toronto).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems and arrangements are described herein for enabling viewers to engage with live media broadcasts in ways that provide rich interactive experiences. Methods, systems and arrangements are al...