Patent 9544543 was granted and assigned to TangoMe on January, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A computer-implemented method for augmenting a video conference between a first device and a second device. The method includes receiving a virtual object at the first device, wherein the virtual object is configured to augment the video conference and wherein the virtual object is specifically related to an event. The method also includes incorporating said virtual object into said video conference.