Relevant content to enhance a streaming media experience
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus of relevant content to enhance a streaming media experience are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a media content from a content database having content of a plurality of artists and media labels based on a request of a user of a social community environment, automatically selecting a relevant content related to the media content from at least one of a user generated content library and a professional content library based on match between a meta-data associated with the media content and the relevant content, streaming the media content from a central server associated with the central content database to the user without requiring consideration of the user to access the media content, and displaying the relevant content to the user when the media content is being streamed.
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28 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a central server to stream a media content item to a user device connected to a social community environment and to automatically select, from a relevant content database, a relevant content item related to the media content item, the selection based on a match between metadata associated with the media content item and metadata associated with the relevant content item, the relevant content item to be simultaneously displayed with the media content item being streamed; a media content database associated with the central server having the media content item and the associated metadata and being selected based on a request of the user; the relevant content database associated with the central server and having a user generated content library and a professional content library, the user generated content library and the professional content library having relevant content items and associated metadata; and the user device to display the relevant content item related to the media content item while the media content item is being streamed to the user without requiring consideration from the user to access the media content item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. At least one non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor of 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 relevant content items and associated metadata, a professional content library of relevant content items and associated metadata, and to a social community environment by a network, causes the central server to:
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receive a selection of a media content item from the content database of the central server, the request being received from a user device through the social community environment; stream the media content item from the central server without requiring consideration of the user to access the media content item, wherein the media content item includes at least one of streaming audio content or streaming video content; automatically selecting a relevant content item related to the media content item, the relevant content item being automatically selected from the relevant content database based on a match between the meta data associated with the media content item and the metadata associated with relevant content item; and provide to the user device, the relevant content item while the media content item is being streamed to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. 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:
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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 either the user-generated content library or the professional content library of 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 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. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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