Aspects disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for enhanced media consumption. In one aspect, a media platform is provided that allows users to provide commentary while consuming media. The content provided by a user may be saved and associated with a specific portion of the media. The saved commentary may be presented to other users as they consume the same media file.

Aspects disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for enhanced media consumption. In one aspect, a media platform is provided that allows users to provide commentary while consuming media. The content provided by a user may be saved and associated with a specific portion of the media. The saved commentary may be presented to other users as they consume the same media file.

A method includes receiving a selection of a subgroup of participants from a group of potential focus group participants, placing each participant in the subgroup of participants in a waiting room environment, establishing a respective testing video conference between each participant in the subgroup of participants and the second user and confirming, based on the respective testing video conference, a respective technical ability to carry out a video conference. The method includes establishing the video conference comprising each respective confirmed participant and the second user, receiving respective data as part of the focus group from each respective confirmed participant and presenting live data associated with the video conference of the focus group to the first user at a user device. The method and associated network server enable a quick way to establish a focus group and then carry out a focus group on a topic of interest.

A method includes receiving a selection of a subgroup of participants from a group of potential focus group participants, placing each participant in the subgroup of participants in a waiting room environment, establishing a respective testing video conference between each participant in the subgroup of participants and the second user and confirming, based on the respective testing video conference, a respective technical ability to carry out a video conference. The method includes establishing the video conference comprising each respective confirmed participant and the second user, receiving respective data as part of the focus group from each respective confirmed participant and presenting live data associated with the video conference of the focus group to the first user at a user device. The method and associated network server enable a quick way to establish a focus group and then carry out a focus group on a topic of interest.

The present disclosure describes techniques for facilitating a collaborative work environment. The techniques comprise receiving a request from a first client computing device associated with a first user in the plurality of users to establish a communication with a second user in the plurality of users, the request specifying information associated with the communication; generating and transmitting data to a second client computing device associated with the second user for display of a user interface on the second client computing device, wherein the user interface indicates an invite of communication from the first user, and the user interface comprises information about the first user, the information associated with the communication, and selectable interface elements for accepting or declining the invite; and in response to receiving an indication of acceptance by the second user, establishing a communication channel between the first user and the second user.

A remote diagnosis and treatment system and a remote diagnosis and treatment method are provided. The remote diagnosis and treatment method includes: establishing an online clinic room and adding a first terminal device and a second terminal device to the online clinic room by a server; in response to receiving a first end signal from the first terminal device, removing the first terminal device from the online clinic room, adding a patient corresponding to the second terminal device to a service-waiting queue, and transmitting the service-waiting queue to a third terminal device by the server; transmitting a first join signal corresponding to the second terminal device to the server according to the service-waiting queue by the third terminal device; and adding the third terminal device to the online clinic room according to the first join signal by the server.

A remote diagnosis and treatment system and a remote diagnosis and treatment method are provided. The remote diagnosis and treatment method includes: establishing an online clinic room and adding a first terminal device and a second terminal device to the online clinic room by a server; in response to receiving a first end signal from the first terminal device, removing the first terminal device from the online clinic room, adding a patient corresponding to the second terminal device to a service-waiting queue, and transmitting the service-waiting queue to a third terminal device by the server; transmitting a first join signal corresponding to the second terminal device to the server according to the service-waiting queue by the third terminal device; and adding the third terminal device to the online clinic room according to the first join signal by the server.

Methods and apparatus for receiving user meeting control for network conferences. In an embodiment, a method for receiving user meeting controls includes transmitting a request to participate in a network conference. The request includes an identifier. The method also includes receiving meeting controls for use during the network conference. The meeting controls are determined from a policy database based on the identifier.

An initial data center is selected to host the online conference. This data center can be selected based on the locations of the participants, a weighting (or ‘priority’) of the participants, or a combination of the two (e.g., locations that are weighted by the participant's priority.) Typically, the data center closest to the centroid (i.e., geometric center, or ‘center of mass’) of the participants is selected. In anticipation that participants will join and/or leaver the conference, a list is calculated that each possible change to a respective data center that will be selected if that change occurs. This list may be distributed to the data centers that, if selected, would host the online conference.

Systems and methods for providing ephemeral streaming spaces may include (1) providing a user with a digital display of video cards, in which each video card within the digital display corresponds to a contact, of the user, designated as currently available for video conferencing, (2) receiving user input selecting a video card from the digital display, and (3) in response to receiving the user input, initiating a video conference between the user and a contact corresponding to the selected video card. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.