SECOND SCREEN METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS
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Abstract
The present technology concerns cell phones and similar devices, and their use in conjunction with media content (electronic and physical) and other systems (e.g., televisions, digital video recorders, and electronic program directories). Some aspects of the technology particularly concern “second screen” applications that sense a television program being watched by a user, and present menus of complementary content on the phone touchscreen from which the user can select. This complementary content can include other video content, associated web pages, opportunities to buy merchandise related to the program, etc. This complementary content can be identified by a provider of the television program, or can be identified otherwise (e.g., by crowd-sourcing). In some embodiments, the phone instructs a remote DVR to record content of interest for later viewing. The technology also provides features for making TV watching a social experience—involving remote friends. A great number of other arrangements and details are also disclosed.
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31. A method comprising the acts:
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obtaining metadata about audio-visual program content of a first type, rendered by a first device, to a user; using said metadata, identifying plural alternative sources for audio-visual program content of said first type; selecting between said identified plural alternative sources based on stored rule data, said selecting being performed by a hardware processor configured to perform such act; and arranging for user viewing of the audio-visual program content of said first type, from said selected source. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method in which a user device samples audio from audio-visual program content being delivered from a first networked source to a first rendering device, and rendered by said first device to a user, the method comprising the acts:
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obtaining metadata about the audio-visual program content, based on the sampled audio; and using the metadata in arranging delivery of said audio-visual content to the user from a second networked source different than the first networked source, said second networked source being selected from among plural networked sources using a hardware processor configured to perform such act, based on user preference data, the user preference data concerning a preference of the user regarding at least one of;
(a) streaming media content vs. downloaded;
(b) free content vs. paid;
(c) commercials;
(d) video resolution;
(e) delivery from sources that may be unauthorized; and
(f) source. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method comprising the acts:
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obtaining metadata about first audio-visual program content, rendered by a first device to a user, said first program content comprising a sporting event of a first type, involving first and second competitors; and based on said metadata, identifying related second audio-visual program content, said second content comprising; another sporting event of said first type involving one of said competitors; a sporting event involving said first and second competitors, but being of an event type different than said first type; wherein said identifying is performed by a hardware processor configured to perform such act. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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