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Method and system for media-based event generation

  • US 9,542,394 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2007
  • Issued: 01/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, at a computing device, a plurality of user-created annotations associated with media items in a media stream, the user-created annotations created by viewing users of the media items, each user-created annotation associated with a media item of said media stream;

    receiving, at the computing device, a time trigger generated as a result of a presentation of the media stream;

    selecting, via the computing device, a user-created annotation from the plurality of user-created annotations based on the received time trigger and usage history information related to the media stream, said selection of the user-created annotation further comprising;

    identifying that a first user is viewing the presentation of the media stream;

    selecting a user-created annotation received from a second user different from and associated with the first user;

    determining that the first user is part of a community of users that includes the second user; and

    selecting, based on a usage history of the community of users including the first user and the second user, a user-created annotation received from one or more users in the community; and

    transmitting, over a network, the selected user-created annotation to a media server for selection of an associated media item, wherein the selected media item is transmitted along with the media stream.

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