Method and apparatus for presenting media programs
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- presenting by a system including at least one processor, at equipment of each of a plurality of users a media program;
collecting, by the system, one or more temporal actions initiated by the equipment of the plurality of users while the media program is presented;
creating, by the system, one or more symbolic overlays corresponding to the one or more temporal actions of the equipment of each user;
combining, by the system, the presentation of the media program with a presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays comprising a timeline corresponding to a temporal progression of the presentation of the media program;
detecting, by the system, a mouse pointer at or near an iconic symbol of the presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays, wherein the iconic symbol is situated in relation to the timeline; and
causing, by the system, a highlighting event to occur responsive to the detection of the mouse pointer at or near the iconic symbol.
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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 by a system including at least one processor, at equipment of each of a plurality of users a media program; collecting, by the system, one or more temporal actions initiated by the equipment of the plurality of users while the media program is presented; creating, by the system, one or more symbolic overlays corresponding to the one or more temporal actions of the equipment of each user; combining, by the system, the presentation of the media program with a presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays comprising a timeline corresponding to a temporal progression of the presentation of the media program; detecting, by the system, a mouse pointer at or near an iconic symbol of the presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays, wherein the iconic symbol is situated in relation to the timeline; and causing, by the system, a highlighting event to occur responsive to the detection of the mouse pointer at or near the iconic symbol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the operations comprising:
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receiving fell temporal actions initiated at equipment of a plurality of users while presenting media content to the equipment of the plurality of users; combining fell a presentation of the media content with a presentation of a symbolic overlay generated from the temporal actions and comprising a timeline corresponding to a temporal progression of presentation of the media program; and performing 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, wherein the iconic symbol is situated in relation to the timeline. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computing device, comprising:
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a memory storing computer instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising; transmitting a client program having a graphical user interface to a media device operating in an interactive television network, wherein the client program presents a symbolic overlay comprising a timeline corresponding to a temporal progression of presentation of media content received by the media device that superimposes onto the media content received by the media device and enables the media device to associate comments with the media content received by the media device, and wherein the comments are presented by at least one symbol in a temporal vicinity of the media content; and performing 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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