🛒Amazon Live Claim Chart
| Patent Claim Element | Amazon Live Feature | Evidence & Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Capturing real-time streaming image/video content using a camera on a mobile content provider and sending it over a network | ✅ YES | Amazon Live Creator app allows streamers to capture video from their phone camera or external camera and broadcast in real time over the internet. |
| 2. Presenting the real-time streaming content on a server home page where viewers can select content for viewing | ✅ YES | Amazon Live has a central directory and product detail pages where ongoing livestreams are displayed for viewers to select. |
| 3. Enabling viewers to select between multiple simultaneous livestreams for viewing | ✅ YES | Customers can browse a carousel of livestreams or see "Live Now" streams while shopping; selection is interactive. |
| 4. Providing a product or service selection interface associated with the livestream | ✅ YES | Amazon Live integrates a product carousel tied directly to the livestream, allowing users to click and purchase items while watching. |
| 5. Interactive engagement via real-time communication between viewers and broadcaster | ✅ YES | Amazon Live includes real-time chat and Q&A features where viewers can interact with the host. |
| 6. Token or virtual currency purchase system for monetization | ⚠️ PARTIAL/NO | Amazon Live does not use a token-based system like Bits; instead, it monetizes directly through sales of products. This differs from the patent's embodiment of tokenized access but still represents a monetization method embedded in the live stream. |
| 7. Location-based filtering of livestreams (e.g., selecting streams relevant to user's area) | ❌ NO EVIDENCE | No indication Amazon Live filters streams by user location. |
| 8. Server management of distribution, storing, and routing of streams to multiple viewers simultaneously | ✅ YES | Amazon Live servers distribute the live video to viewers on Amazon's platform, allowing simultaneous viewing at scale. |
✅ Amazon Live Takeaways
- Direct overlaps: Mobile capture, central directory, product carousel, interactive chat, and simultaneous multi-viewer distribution clearly map onto the patent claims.
- Partial overlap: Monetization — Amazon Live uses embedded shopping instead of tokens. This could be argued as an equivalent mechanism depending on claim interpretation.
- No overlap found: Location-based filtering and tokenized pay-per-view (unless Amazon later introduces something similar).
- Bottom line: Amazon Live appears to practice many core elements of the patents. The strongest overlaps are in mobile live streaming, directory presentation, interactive selection, and real-time product purchase integration.
🎮Twitch Claim Chart
| Patent Claim Element | Twitch Feature | Evidence & Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Capturing real-time streaming image/video content using a camera on a mobile content provider and sending it over a network | ✅ YES | Twitch mobile app lets streamers go live directly from their phone camera, broadcasting video in real-time. |
| 2. Presenting the real-time streaming content on a server home page where viewers can select content for viewing | ✅ YES | Twitch homepage and directory showcase ongoing livestreams by category, tags, and recommendations. Viewers can click to watch. |
| 3. Enabling viewers to select between multiple simultaneous livestreams for viewing | ✅ YES | Twitch users browse thousands of simultaneous live channels and select which one to view via categories, tags, and search filters. |
| 4. Providing a product or service selection interface associated with the livestream | ⚠️ PARTIAL | Twitch's monetization is primarily via subscriptions, Bits (virtual currency), and ads, not direct product carousels like Amazon Live. However, integration of extensions allows interactive overlays (e.g., game items, links). |
| 5. Interactive engagement via real-time communication between viewers and broadcaster | ✅ YES | Twitch emphasizes live chat as a core feature, enabling Q&A and real-time community engagement. |
| 6. Token or virtual currency purchase system for monetization | ✅ YES | Twitch's Bits are virtual tokens purchased in fixed amounts (predetermined fee). Viewers spend them to cheer, with a set value per Bit. This strongly resembles the claim element of tokenized monetization. |
| 7. Location-based filtering of livestreams (e.g., selecting streams relevant to user's area) | ❌ NO EVIDENCE | Twitch provides category/tag filtering but not location-based filtering. |
| 8. Server management of distribution, storing, and routing of streams to multiple viewers simultaneously | ✅ YES | Twitch servers deliver live streams to millions of viewers concurrently, handling distribution and scaling globally. |
✅ Twitch Takeaways
- Strong overlaps: Real-time mobile capture, server-side directory selection of multiple streams, interactive chat/Q&A, and virtual currency (Bits) with predetermined purchase amounts, directly matching the claims about token-based monetization.
- Partial overlap: Twitch doesn't have a built-in product carousel like Amazon Live, but its extensions can add interactivity and service tie-ins.
- No overlap found: Location-based filtering isn't present.
- Bottom line: Twitch arguably practices most of the claimed elements, especially the mobile streaming, selection of simultaneous channels, interactive chat, and token-based monetization. This set of overlaps could be stronger than Amazon Live alone, since Twitch uses a token system similar to the patents.
⚖️Consolidated Claim Chart: Amazon Live & Twitch
| Patent Claim Element | Amazon Live | Twitch | Infringement Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Real-time streaming capture via mobile camera and network transmission | ✅ YES | ✅ YES | Both platforms clearly overlap with the patent element of mobile real-time capture and network transmission. |
| 2. Server home page presenting streams for viewer selection | ✅ YES | ✅ YES | Both satisfy this element by presenting multiple live streams for selection. |
| 3. Viewer selection between multiple simultaneous livestreams | ✅ YES | ✅ YES | Both overlap strongly; the mechanism differs (shopping carousel vs game categories) but the claim requirement is met. |
| 4. Product/service selection interface with livestream | ✅ YES | ⚠️ PARTIAL | Amazon Live is a direct match. Twitch partially overlaps via service add-ons/extensions. |
| 5. Real-time interactive communication (chat/Q&A) | ✅ YES | ✅ YES | Both platforms implement real-time engagement central to the patents. |
| 6. Token/virtual currency monetization system | ❌ NO | ✅ YES | Amazon Live monetizes differently through direct product purchases. Twitch is a direct match for tokenized monetization claims via Bits system. |
| 7. Location-based stream filtering | ❌ NO | ❌ NO | Neither platform currently implements location-based filtering. |
| 8. Server distribution/routing to multiple viewers | ✅ YES | ✅ YES | Both overlap fully with server distribution/routing elements. |
🔍 Key Consolidated Observations
- Amazon Live strongest overlaps: Mobile streaming capture, product carousel tied directly to streams (a unique, direct match to the claims), real-time chat/Q&A, and simultaneous stream selection.
- Twitch strongest overlaps: Mobile streaming capture, massive server-side directory and channel selection, interactive chat, and virtual tokens (Bits) – very strong overlap with the tokenized monetization claim.
- Weakest area for both: Neither implements location-based filtering in the way described in the patents.
- Combined coverage: Together, Amazon Live + Twitch cover nearly all the core elements of the patents. Amazon Live emphasizes product/service integration while Twitch emphasizes tokenized monetization.
⚖️ Legal Conclusion
Bottom Line: Taken together, Amazon's ecosystem through Amazon Live and Twitch touches nearly every aspect of the claimed inventions in US Patents 10,205,986 B2 and 10,958,961 B2. The evidence demonstrates substantial overlap in:
- Mobile live streaming capture and transmission architecture
- Server-side presentation and viewer selection mechanisms
- Real-time interactive engagement features
- Monetization systems (product integration and virtual currency)
- Multi-viewer distribution infrastructure
The complementary nature of Amazon Live's product-focused approach and Twitch's token-based monetization creates a comprehensive implementation of the patented technology across Amazon's live streaming ecosystem.