METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING RELATED CONTENT FOR DISPLAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MEDIA
First Claim
1. A method for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, wherein the media comprises a primary media and a secondary media, the secondary media being time-synchronized with the primary media, the method comprising:
- retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with at least one part of the media;
selecting at least one item of related content based on the one or more items of metadata; and
displaying the at least one item of related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media. One embodiment of a method for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, where the media includes a primary media and a secondary media that is time-synchronized with the primary media, includes retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with the media, selecting at least one item of related content based on the metadata, and displaying the related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, wherein the media comprises a primary media and a secondary media, the secondary media being time-synchronized with the primary media, the method comprising:
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retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with at least one part of the media; selecting at least one item of related content based on the one or more items of metadata; and displaying the at least one item of related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable storage medium containing an executable program for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, wherein the media comprises a primary media and a secondary media, the secondary media being time-synchronized with the primary media, where the program performs the steps of:
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retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with at least one part of the media; selecting at least one item of related content based on the one or more items of metadata; and displaying the at least one item of related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, wherein the media comprises a primary media and a secondary media, the secondary media being time-synchronized with the primary media, the system comprising:
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means for retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with at least one part of the media; means for selecting at least one item of related content based on the one or more items of metadata; and means for displaying the at least one item of related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media.
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