METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA PROGRAMS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- presenting each of a plurality of users a media program;
collecting one or more temporal actions initiated by the plurality of users while the media program is presented;
creating one or more symbolic overlays corresponding to the one or more temporal actions of each user;
combining the presentation of the media program with a presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays;
detecting a mouse pointer at or near an iconic symbol of the presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays; and
causing a highlighting event to occur.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device, including a controller to: transmit a client program having a graphical user interface (GUI) to a media device operating in an interactive television (iTV) network, wherein the client program presents a symbolic overlay that superimposes onto media content received by the media device and enables the media device to associate comments with the media content received at the media device, and wherein the comments are presented by at least one symbol in a temporal vicinity of the media content; and perform a highlighting event when a cursor of an input device is positioned at or near the at least one symbol of the presentation of the symbolic overlay. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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presenting each of a plurality of users a media program; collecting one or more temporal actions initiated by the plurality of users while the media program is presented; creating one or more symbolic overlays corresponding to the one or more temporal actions of each user; combining the presentation of the media program with a presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays; detecting a mouse pointer at or near an iconic symbol of the presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays; and causing a highlighting event to occur. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising a program for instructing a computer to:
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receive temporal actions initiated by a plurality of users while presenting media content to the plurality of users; combine a presentation of the media content with a presentation of a symbolic overlay generated from the temporal actions; and perform a highlighting event when a cursor of a user input device is positioned at or near a symbol of the presentation of the symbolic overlay. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computing device, comprising a controller to:
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transmit a client program having a graphical user interface (GUI) to a media device operating in an interactive television (iTV) network, wherein the client program presents a symbolic overlay that superimposes onto media content received by the media device and enables the media device to associate comments with the media content received at the media device, and wherein the comments are presented by at least one symbol in a temporal vicinity of the media content; and perform a highlighting event when a cursor of an input device is positioned at or near the at least one symbol of the presentation of the symbolic overlay. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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