Synchronizing Broadcast Timeline Metadata
First Claim
1. A system for synchronizing timeline metadata associated with different instances of a content item, the system comprising:
- a first content item having synchronization information, the first content item being a first instance of a reference content item;
a candidate content item, which is a second instance of the reference content item, having synchronization information;
a synchronizing processor which determines a synchronization point between the first content item and the candidate content item, on the basis of matching the synchronization information of the first content item and the candidate content item;
a timeline metadata transmitter, which transmits stored timeline metadata to a device on which the first content item is playing, the transmission of the stored timeline metadata beginning from the synchronization point,wherein the stored timeline metadata comprises timeline metadata that has been previously aggregated from earlier broadcasts of instances of the reference content item.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a first content item having synchronization information, the first content item being a first instance of a reference content item, a candidate content item, which is a second instance of the reference content item, having synchronization information, a synchronizing processor which determines a synchronization point between the first content item and the candidate content item, on the basis of matching the synchronization information of the first content item and the candidate content item, a timeline metadata transmitter, which transmits stored timeline metadata to a device on which the first content item is playing, the transmission of the stored timeline metadata beginning from the synchronization point, wherein the stored timeline metadata includes timeline metadata that has been previously aggregated from earlier broadcasts of instances of the reference content item. Related systems, apparatus, and methods are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for synchronizing timeline metadata associated with different instances of a content item, the system comprising:
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a first content item having synchronization information, the first content item being a first instance of a reference content item; a candidate content item, which is a second instance of the reference content item, having synchronization information; a synchronizing processor which determines a synchronization point between the first content item and the candidate content item, on the basis of matching the synchronization information of the first content item and the candidate content item; a timeline metadata transmitter, which transmits stored timeline metadata to a device on which the first content item is playing, the transmission of the stored timeline metadata beginning from the synchronization point, wherein the stored timeline metadata comprises timeline metadata that has been previously aggregated from earlier broadcasts of instances of the reference content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for synchronizing timeline metadata associated with different instances of a content item, the method comprising:
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providing a first content item, the first content item having synchronization information, the first content item being a first instance of a reference content item; providing a candidate content item, which is a second instance of the reference content item, the candidate content item having synchronization information; determining, at a synchronizing processor, a synchronization point between the first content item and the candidate content item, on the basis of matching the synchronization information of the first content item and the candidate content item; transmitting timeline metadata by a timeline metadata transmitter, which transmits stored timeline metadata to a device on which the first content item is playing, the transmission of the timeline metadata beginning from the synchronization point, wherein the stored timeline metadata comprises timeline metadata that has been previously aggregated from earlier broadcasts of instances of the reference content item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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