Methods, apparatus, and program products for providing supplemental content to a recorded experiential data stream

• US 20060112344A1
• Filed: 11/23/2004
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 6, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Ducheneaut, Nicolas B., Nickell, Eric S., Thornton, James D., Bobrow, Daniel G., Edwards, W. Keith
• Granted Patent: US 7,424,545 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/758
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43074 of additional data with content streams on the same device, e.g. of EPG data or interactive icon with a TV program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44016 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for substituting a video clip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Apparatus, methods, and program products that provide content that is structured to be able to be presented in conjunction with at least one prerecorded portion of an experiential data stream.

Claims

1. A computer controlled method configured to provide content to be presented with a presentation of an experiential data stream, said method comprising:

receiving a request to provide said content, said content configured to be included in said presentation of said experiential data stream;

determining one or more content parameters related to said request;

selecting said content responsive to the step of determining;

providing said content; and

wherein said content is structured to be able to be presented in conjunction with at least one prerecorded portion of said experiential data stream, presented in addition to said at least one prerecorded portion of said experiential data stream, or instead of a targeted portion of said prerecorded portion of said experiential data stream.

2. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein said request is invoked by an audience member.

3. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein said request specifies a delivery mode for providing said content.

4. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing said content further comprises:

accessing said content;

sending said content over a network to satisfy said request.

5. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing said content further comprises shipping a tangible computer-usable data carrier having said content embodied within to satisfy said request.

6. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting is at least partially responsive to a preference specified by an audience member.

7. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting is at least partially responsive to a preference specified by an advertisement provider.

8. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting is at least partially responsive to demographic information.

9. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein said content is a commentary audio clip.

10. The computer controlled method of claim 9, wherein said commentary audio clip contains analysis audio, opinion audio, critical audio, parody audio, entertainment audio, participant audio related to said experiential data stream;

or advertising audio.

11. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein said content is replacement/additional content.

12. The computer controlled method of claim 11, wherein said replacement/additional content is supplemental content for said experiential data stream, replacement content for said experiential data stream, additional content for said experiential data stream, or commercial content.

13. The computer controlled method of claim 11, wherein said replacement/additional content is an advertisement.

14. The computer controlled method of claim 11, wherein said replacement/additional content is related to said targeted portion of said experiential data stream.

15. The computer controlled method of claim 14, wherein said replacement/additional content is a parody content related to said experiential data stream, is additional content available but omitted from said experiential data stream, or is content having a different parental rating than the corresponding content in said targeted portion.

16. A computer program product for providing content to be presented with a presentation of an experiential data stream, said product comprising:

a computer-usable data carrier storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform a method comprising;

receiving a request to provide said content, said content configured to be included in said presentation of said experiential data stream;

determining one or more content parameters related to said request;

selecting said content responsive to the step of determining;

providing said content; and

wherein said content is structured to be able to be presented in conjunction with at least one prerecorded portion of said experiential data stream, presented in addition to said at least one prerecorded portion of said experiential data stream, or instead of a targeted portion of said prerecorded portion of said experiential data stream.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein said request is invoked by an audience member.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein said request specifies a delivery mode for providing said content.

19. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the step of providing said content further comprises:

accessing said content;

sending said content over a network to satisfy said request.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the step of providing said content further comprises shipping a tangible computer-usable data carrier having said content embodied within to satisfy said request.

21. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the step of selecting is at least partially responsive to a preference specified by an audience member.

22. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the step of selecting is at least partially responsive to a preference specified by an advertisement provider.

23. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the step of selecting is at least partially responsive to demographic information.

24. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein said content is a commentary audio clip.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein said commentary audio clip contains analysis audio, opinion audio, critical audio, parody audio, entertainment audio, participant audio related to said experiential data stream;

or advertising audio.

26. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein said content is replacement/additional content.

27. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein said replacement/additional content is supplemental content for said experiential data stream, replacement content for said experiential data stream, additional content for said experiential data stream, or commercial content.

28. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein said replacement/additional content is an advertisement.

29. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein said replacement/additional content is related to said targeted portion of said experiential data stream.

30. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein said replacement/additional content is a parody content related to said experiential data stream, is additional content available but omitted from said experiential data stream, or is content having a different parental rating than the corresponding content in said targeted portion.

31. An apparatus configured to deliver content to be presented with a presentation of an experiential data stream, said apparatus comprising:

a network interface;

a receiver configured receive to a request to provide said content, said content configured to be included in said presentation of said experiential data stream, the receiver in communication with the network interface;

a determination logic configured to determine one or more content parameters related to said request;

a content selection logic configured to select said content responsive to the determination logic;

a request fulfillment logic configured to initiate delivery of said content; and

wherein said content is structured to be able to be presented in conjunction with at least one prerecorded portion of said experiential data stream, presented in addition to said at least one prerecorded portion of said experiential data stream, or instead of a targeted portion of said prerecorded portion of said experiential data stream.

32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said request is invoked by an audience member.

33. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said request specifies a delivery mode for providing said content.

34. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the request fulfillment logic further comprises:

an access logic configured to access said content;

a communication logic configured to send said content over said network to satisfy said request.

35. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the request fulfillment logic further comprises a shipping notification logic configured to initiate a shipment of a tangible computer-usable data carrier having said content embodied within to satisfy said request.

36. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the content selection logic is at least partially responsive to a preference specified by an audience member.

37. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the content selection logic is at least partially responsive to a preference specified by an advertisement provider.

38. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the content selection logic is at least partially responsive to demographic information.

39. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said content is a commentary audio clip.

40. The apparatus of claim 39, wherein said commentary audio clip contains analysis audio, opinion audio, critical audio, parody audio, entertainment audio, participant audio related to said experiential data stream;

or advertising audio.

41. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said content is replacement/additional content.

42. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein said replacement/additional content is supplemental content for said experiential data stream, replacement content for said experiential data stream, additional content for said experiential data stream, or commercial content.

43. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein said replacement/additional content is an advertisement.

44. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein said replacement/additional content is related to said targeted portion of said experiential data stream.

45. The apparatus of claim 44, wherein said replacement/additional content is a parody content related to said experiential data stream, is additional content available but omitted from said experiential data stream, or is content having a different parental rating than the corresponding content in said targeted portion.