Publishing key frames of a video content item being viewed by a first user to one or more second viewers
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a communication interface communicatively coupling the device to a network;
a control system coupled to a memory and the communication interface and which is adapted to;
receive key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item; and
send, via the communication interface, the key frame information from the device to a recipient while a corresponding segment of the video content item is being rendered by the device.
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Abstract
A device receives key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item and sends the key frame information from the device to a recipient while a corresponding segment of the video content item is being rendered by the device. The key frame information may include key frames of the video content item, references to the key frames of the video content item stored by one or more remote sources, or information identifying the key frames of the video content item to enable extraction of the key frames by a recipient device. Each key frame is representative of a segment of the video content item. The key frame information for the video content item is then sent to second users while the first user views the corresponding segment of the video content item. Advertisements may be sent with, or replace, the key frame information.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a communication interface communicatively coupling the device to a network; a control system coupled to a memory and the communication interface and which is adapted to; receive key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item; and send, via the communication interface, the key frame information from the device to a recipient while a corresponding segment of the video content item is being rendered by the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a server having a server communication interface; and a server control system coupled to a server memory and the server communication interface and which is adapted to; receive key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item; and send the key frame information from the server control system to at least one device while a corresponding segment of the video content item is being rendered by the at least one device.
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20. A system comprising:
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a first device having a first device communication interface and a first device control system, the first device control system coupled to a first device memory and the first device communication interface and adapted to; obtain key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item; and send the key frame information from the first device to a server via the first device communication interface; and the server having a server communication interface and a server control system coupled to a server memory and the server communication interface and which is adapted to; receive the key frame information and send it to a second device via the server communication interface.
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