PUBLISHING KEY FRAMES OF A VIDEO CONTENT ITEM BEING VIEWED BY A FIRST USER TO ONE OR MORE SECOND USERS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a first peer device of a first user, key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item; and
publishing, by the first peer device, the key frame information such that each key frame of the plurality of key frames of the video content item is presented to one or more second users while a corresponding segment of the video content item is viewed by the first user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for obtaining key frames of video content items being viewed by first users and publishing the key frames of the video content items to second users are provided. In general, either prior to playback of a video content item by a first user or during playback of the video content item by the first user, key frame information providing, referencing, or identifying key frames of the video content item is obtained. Each key frame is representative of a segment of the video content item. The key frame information for the video content item is then published such that each key frame is presented to one or more second users while the first user views the corresponding segment of the video content item.
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54 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by a first peer device of a first user, key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item; and publishing, by the first peer device, the key frame information such that each key frame of the plurality of key frames of the video content item is presented to one or more second users while a corresponding segment of the video content item is viewed by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method comprising:
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obtaining key frame information published by a first peer device of a first user for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item; and presenting the plurality of key frames to one or more second users such that each key frame of the plurality of key frames is presented to the one or more second users while a corresponding segment of the video content item is viewed by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by a key frame proxy, key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item; and publishing, by the key frame proxy, the key frame information on behalf of a first user of a first device such that each key frame of the plurality of key frames of the video content item is presented to one or more second users while a corresponding segment of the video content item is viewed by the first user at the first device. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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