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Synchronizing video content with extrinsic data

  • US 8,689,255 B1
  • Filed: 09/07/2011
  • Issued: 04/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, the program comprising:

  • code that renders a user interface that facilitates a selection from a plurality of extrinsic data items that are associated with a video content feature that is currently being presented to a user;

    code that obtains a user selection of a particular extrinsic data item of the plurality of extrinsic data items through the user interface;

    code that determines a first time in the video content feature corresponding to the user selection;

    code that reports the user selection of the particular extrinsic data item and the first time in the video content feature to a server;

    code that validates the user selection of the particular extrinsic data item and the first time in the video content feature before establishing an association between the particular extrinsic data item and the first time in the video content feature;

    code that determines a second time in the video content feature;

    code that automatically obtains at least one extrinsic data item from the server based at least in part on the second time in the video content feature, wherein the at least one extrinsic data item is associated with the second time in the video content feature based at least in part on a plurality of user selections made by a plurality of other users; and

    code that renders the at least one extrinsic data item in visual association with the video content feature relative to the second time in the video content feature.

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