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Relevant content to enhance a streaming media experience

  • US 9,489,383 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2008
  • Issued: 11/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method executed by a central server communicatively coupled to a content database that maintains media content items and associated metadata, a relevant content database that maintains a user-generated content library of content items and associated metadata and a professional content library of content items and associated metadata, the central server being communicatively coupled to a social community environment by a network, the method comprising:

  • receiving a selection of a media content item from the content database of the central server based on a request of a user device through the social community environment, the media content item having associated metadata;

    automatically selecting a relevant content item from the relevant content database, the relevant content item having associated metadata, the relevant content item being automatically selected based on a match between the metadata associated with the media content item and the metadata associated with the relevant content item;

    streaming the media content item from the content database of the central server, without requiring consideration of the user to access the media content item, to the user device connected to the social community environment, wherein the media content item includes at least one of audio content or video content; and

    providing the relevant content item to the user device associated with the user for display while the media content item is being streamed to the user device.

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