Electronic messaging synchronized to media presentation
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a message indicator in association with a predetermined interval of playback of an audiovisual production, the method comprising:
- playing back the audiovisual production in a first screen display size;
displaying the message indicator during at least a portion of the predetermined interval of playback of the audiovisual production;
determining that a user has selected the message indicator while the message indicator is displayed;
automatically resizing the first screen display size to be a second screen display size that is smaller than the first screen display size, the second screen display size including the playback of the audiovisual production;
providing a text window, wherein at least a portion of the text window is included in a portion of space previously occupied by the first screen display size;
displaying at least a portion of a message in response to the user selection of the message indicator in the text window, wherein the message is included in a thread of a plurality of messages;
providing an interface via which ratings for respective of a plurality of messages in a thread can be selected;
providing an interface via which filtering and/or sorting of the plurality of messages can be selected based at least in part on associated ratings;
in response to receiving a first user input, displaying one or more messages in a third screen display size and automatically pausing playback of the audiovisual production while displaying the one or more messages in the third screen display size, wherein the third screen display size is larger than the second screen display size and is larger than the text window;
andin response to receiving a second user input after receiving the first user input, resuming playback of the audiovisual production.
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Abstract
Techniques for electronic messaging synchronized to media presentation are provided. The techniques include a method for displaying text in connection with an audiovisual production, a method for displaying text in connection with playback of an audiovisual production, a method for synchronizing viewer-inputted messages with playback of an audiovisual production, and others. For example, a method for displaying a message in connection with an audiovisual production includes receiving a signal from a viewer interface to define the message, displaying the defined message adjacent to a first display of the audiovisual production, and displaying the defined message in a second display adjacent to the audiovisual production. In addition, the present invention provides a system for displaying messages in connection with playback of prerecorded media to produce an audiovisual production and a computer-readable medium with instructions for displaying messages in connection with an audiovisual production.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a message indicator in association with a predetermined interval of playback of an audiovisual production, the method comprising:
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playing back the audiovisual production in a first screen display size; displaying the message indicator during at least a portion of the predetermined interval of playback of the audiovisual production; determining that a user has selected the message indicator while the message indicator is displayed; automatically resizing the first screen display size to be a second screen display size that is smaller than the first screen display size, the second screen display size including the playback of the audiovisual production; providing a text window, wherein at least a portion of the text window is included in a portion of space previously occupied by the first screen display size; displaying at least a portion of a message in response to the user selection of the message indicator in the text window, wherein the message is included in a thread of a plurality of messages; providing an interface via which ratings for respective of a plurality of messages in a thread can be selected; providing an interface via which filtering and/or sorting of the plurality of messages can be selected based at least in part on associated ratings; in response to receiving a first user input, displaying one or more messages in a third screen display size and automatically pausing playback of the audiovisual production while displaying the one or more messages in the third screen display size, wherein the third screen display size is larger than the second screen display size and is larger than the text window; and in response to receiving a second user input after receiving the first user input, resuming playback of the audiovisual production. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus configured to display a message indicator in association with a predetermined interval of playback of an audiovisual production, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; playing back the audiovisual production in a first screen display size; displaying the message indicator during at least a portion of the predetermined interval of playback of the audiovisual production; determining that a user has selected the message indicator while the message indicator is displayed; automatically resizing the first screen display size to be a second screen display size that is smaller than the first screen display size, the second screen display size including the playback of the audiovisual production; providing a text window, wherein at least a portion of the text window is included in a portion of space previously occupied by the first screen display size; displaying at least a portion of a message in response to the user selection of the message indicator in the text window, wherein the message is included in a thread of a plurality of messages; displaying at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of messages in the thread in response to determining that the user has selected the message indicator; generating an interface via which ratings for respective of the plurality of messages in the thread can be selected; generating an interface via which filtering and/or sorting of the plurality of messages can be selected based at least in part on associated ratings; in response to receiving a first user input, displaying one or more messages in a third screen display size, the third screen display size larger than the second screen display size and larger than the text window; automatically pausing playback of the audiovisual production while displaying the one or more messages using the third screen size; and in response to receiving a second user input after receiving the first user input, resuming playback of the audiovisual production. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A tangible computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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playing back an audiovisual production in a first screen display size; displaying a message indicator in association with a predetermined interval of playback of the audiovisual production during at least a portion of the predetermined interval of playback of the audiovisual production; determining that a user has selected the message indicator while the message indicator is displayed; automatically resizing the first screen display size to be a second screen display size that is smaller than the first screen display size, the second screen display size including the playback of the audiovisual production; providing a text window, wherein at least a portion of the text window is included in a portion of space previously occupied by the first screen display size; displaying at least a portion of a message in response to the user selection of the message indicator in the text window, wherein the message is included in a thread of a plurality of messages; displaying at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of messages in the thread in response to determining that the user has selected the message indicator; generating an interface via which ratings for one or more of the plurality of messages in the thread can be submitted; generating an interface via which filtering and/or sorting of the plurality of messages based at least in part on associated rating may be selected; in response to receiving a first user input, displaying one or more messages in a third screen display size, the third screen display size larger than the second screen display size and larger than the text window; automatically pausing playback of the audiovisual production while displaying the one or more messages using the third screen size; and in response to receiving a second user input after receiving the first user input, resuming playback of the audiovisual production. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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