TRACKING TIME-BASED SELECTION OF SEARCH RESULTS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving search behavior data from a plurality of tracked devices, wherein the plurality of tracked devices are synchronized to a first presentation of time-based media based upon an audio component of the first presentation and wherein the search behavior data includes search result selections;
identifying a most popular one of the search result selections at a time offset within the first presentation of the time-based media;
synchronizing a device with a second presentation of the time-based media; and
transmitting a representation of the most popular one of the search results to the device at about the time offset within the second presentation of the time-based media.
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Abstract
Where multiple client devices are synchronized to multiple, asynchronous instances of a time-based media presentation such as live and time-shifted views of a television broadcast, interactive content can be delivered to each one of the various devices at a particular time (or “time offset”) within the presentation independent of when each instance of the time-based media presentation is viewed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving search behavior data from a plurality of tracked devices, wherein the plurality of tracked devices are synchronized to a first presentation of time-based media based upon an audio component of the first presentation and wherein the search behavior data includes search result selections; identifying a most popular one of the search result selections at a time offset within the first presentation of the time-based media; synchronizing a device with a second presentation of the time-based media; and transmitting a representation of the most popular one of the search results to the device at about the time offset within the second presentation of the time-based media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product for sharing search activity, the computer program product comprising computer executable code embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computing devices, performs the steps of:
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receiving search behavior data from a plurality of tracked devices, wherein the plurality of tracked devices are synchronized to a first presentation of time-based media based upon an audio component of the first presentation and wherein the search behavior data includes search result selections; identifying a most popular one of the search result selections at a time offset within the first presentation of the time-based media; synchronizing a device with a second presentation of the time-based media; and transmitting a representation of the most popular one of the search results to the device at about the time offset within the second presentation of the time-based media. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server comprising:
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a data network interface configured to provide a communicating relationship with a data network; a database; and a processor configured to receive search behavior data from a plurality of tracked devices through the data network interface, wherein the plurality of tracked devices are synchronized to a first presentation of time-based media based upon an audio component of the first presentation and wherein the search behavior data includes search result selections;
the processor further configured to identify a most popular one of the search result selections at a time offset within the first presentation of the time-based media and to store the most popular one of the search result selections in the database; and
the processor further configured to synchronize a device with a second presentation of the time-based media and to transmit a representation of the most popular one of the search results to the device at about the time offset within the second presentation of the time-based media.
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