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Systems and methods for supplementing content with audience-requested information

  • US 9,113,213 B2
  • Filed: 01/25/2013
  • Issued: 08/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tangible computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for performing a method of delivering information associated with media content being consumed by a member of an audience, the method comprising:

  • maintaining or accessing media metadata associated with media content being presented to an audience;

    receiving audience input received from a member of the audience during the presentation of the media content to the audience and while a content element is being presented;

    identifying audience information describing the member of the audience;

    comparing the received audience input to the media metadata,wherein the media metadata describes the content element of the media content being presented to the audience,wherein the content element is associated with content presented to the audience perceiving the media content,wherein the media metadata includes at least two intents associated with the content element of the media content being presented to the audience, andwherein the intents are associated with anticipated inputs by the audience in reference to the content element;

    determining, based at least in part on the comparison, that the received audience input refers to the content element of the media content;

    identifying, based at least in part on the comparison, an intent of the at least two intents,wherein the identified intent is related to the audience input,identifying supplemental information to deliver to the audience member, wherein the supplemental information is identified based at least in part on the identified intent, the identified audience information, and the content element that the audience input is determined to refer to; and

    delivering the supplemental information to the member of the audience.

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