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System and method for real-time customization and synchronization of media content

  • US 10,616,329 B2
  • Filed: 08/13/2015
  • Issued: 04/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for real-time customization and synchronization of stock media content, comprising:

  • receiving, by each of a plurality of client devices, each of the plurality of client devices controlled by a respective user, stock media content selected by the respective user to be customized and played on the client device in coordination with server-side playback of the stock media content by a server-side computing device;

    obtaining, by each of the client devices, customization preferences of the respective user;

    customizing the stock media content, by each of the client devices, using the customization preferences, so as to create respective customized media content;

    creating, by each of the client devices, a client-side message or packet comprising one or more of a client-side unique identifier and a client-side start host time (CSHT);

    sending, by each of the client devices, the client-side message or packet to the server-side computing device;

    receiving and processing a server-side message or packet comprising one or more of a server-side unique identifier, the CSHT, a server-side start host time (SSHT), a server-side end host time (SEHT), and a server-side running media play time (SRMPT) and synchronizing in real-time, by each of the client devices, using one or more of the server-side unique identifier, the CSHT, the SSHT, the SEHT, and the SRMPT, client-side playback of the respective customized media content with server-side playback of the stock media content; and

    playing back, by each of the client devices, the synchronized respective customized media content in synchronization with the playback of the stock media content by the server device, wherein the playback of the stock media content by the server device is via a screen separate from the client devices;

    wherein the stock media content comprises a stock video content and the respective customized media content of each of the client devices comprises a modified audio track corresponding to the stock video content.

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