Apparatus and method for transmitting media content
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising;
receiving, at a first time, a first signal from a first communication device to start a first media evaluation session of media content, wherein the first time is during a theatrical release of the media content;
receiving, in a first message, first comments from the first communication device during the first evaluation session;
receiving, at a second time, a second signal from a second communication device to start a second media evaluation session of the media content, wherein the second time occurs after the theatrical release of the media content;
receiving, in a second message, second comments from the second communication device during the second media evaluation session, wherein the first media evaluation session and the second media evaluation session are asynchronous with each other;
synchronizing the first comments and the second comments into a single commentary timeline to substantially reduce asynchronicity between the first media evaluation session and the second media evaluation session;
inserting the synchronized first and second comments in an overlay for playback with the media content by a media device, wherein the overlay comprises the single commentary timeline in which the first comments and the second comments are presented on the commentary timeline and temporally associated with the media content; and
identifying a cluster of frequent comments, as an identified cluster, comprising one of the first comments, the second comments, or any combination thereof.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device operative in an interactive television (iTV) network, including a controller to: receive a signal from a first communication device to start a first media evaluation session of media content and associate a first user-generated comment with the media content; receive, at a different time, a signal from at least a second communication device to start a second media evaluation session of the media content and associate a second user-generated comment with the media content; synchronize the first user-generated comment and the second user-generated comment into a single commentary timeline; and insert the synchronized user-generated comments in a temporal vicinity of the media content as an overlay for playback by a media device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a memory that stores instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising; receiving, at a first time, a first signal from a first communication device to start a first media evaluation session of media content, wherein the first time is during a theatrical release of the media content; receiving, in a first message, first comments from the first communication device during the first evaluation session; receiving, at a second time, a second signal from a second communication device to start a second media evaluation session of the media content, wherein the second time occurs after the theatrical release of the media content; receiving, in a second message, second comments from the second communication device during the second media evaluation session, wherein the first media evaluation session and the second media evaluation session are asynchronous with each other; synchronizing the first comments and the second comments into a single commentary timeline to substantially reduce asynchronicity between the first media evaluation session and the second media evaluation session; inserting the synchronized first and second comments in an overlay for playback with the media content by a media device, wherein the overlay comprises the single commentary timeline in which the first comments and the second comments are presented on the commentary timeline and temporally associated with the media content; and identifying a cluster of frequent comments, as an identified cluster, comprising one of the first comments, the second comments, or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a server, from each of a plurality of communication devices a commentary generated from asynchronous evaluations of media content, the plurality of communication devices including a first communication device and a second communication device, wherein the commentary comprises a first commentary from a theatrical release of the media content, and wherein the commentary further comprises additional commentaries from a second time period after the theatrical release of the media content; associating, by the server, the media content with each commentary received from the plurality of communication devices; synchronizing, by the server, each commentary to form synchronized comments grouped into a commentary timeline that substantially reduces asynchronicity between the evaluations of the media content; superimposing, by the server, the synchronized comments with the media content as an overlay for playback by a media device, wherein the overlay comprises the commentary timeline in which the comments are presented on the commentary timeline and temporally associated with the media content; and identifying, by the server, a cluster of frequent comments comprising one of first comments, second comments, or any combination thereof, wherein the first comments are generated via the first communication device, and wherein the second comments are generated via the second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, a processor performs operations comprising:
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receiving a plurality of comments that evaluate a particular media content, wherein the plurality of comments are based on an asynchronous evaluation of the particular media content, wherein the plurality of comments comprise a first group of comments received during a theatrical presentation of the particular media content and a second group of comments received after the theatrical presentation of the particular media content; synchronizing the comments to generate synchronized comments to substantially reduce asynchronicity between the evaluations; overlaying into a single commentary timeline the synchronized comments, wherein the overlay comprises the single commentary timeline in which the plurality of comments are presented on the timeline and temporally associated with the media content; and identifying a cluster of frequent comments comprising a cluster of comments of the plurality of comments. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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