Second screen plot info function
First Claim
1. An information display method comprising:
- downloading, over a communications network, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, a clue information display position, a clue information category, and a linkage to additional information;
receiving synchronizing information that is responsive to a playing of the video on a primary screen device;
establishing, responsive to the synchronizing information, a synchronization to the playing of the video;
activating, on a second screen device, responsive to the established synchronization, responsive to the clue information display position, responsive to the clue information category, and responsive to a user'"'"'s preestablished clue information category preference, a vibration notification, a display of the clue information drawing attention to the specific item without providing an explanation of the item'"'"'s significance, and a display of an indication of the availability of additional information; and
displaying, responsive to receiving a user'"'"'s additional information request and responsive to the linkage to additional information, the additional information.
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Abstract
Systems for, and methods of, displaying video information comprising: a second screen device obtaining current play position data of a video being played on a primary screen device (e.g., obtaining from the primary screen device an identification of a current play position of the video, or obtaining information to generate an acoustic fingerprint of the video); determining a current play position of the video playing on the primary screen device based upon the current play position data (e.g., identification of the current play position or the acoustic fingerprint); downloading information (e.g., video map, subtitles, moral principles, objectionable content, memorable content, performers, geographical maps, shopping, plot point, item, ratings, and trivia information) over a computer communications network into the memory of the second screen device; and displaying information on the second screen device synchronized with the contemporaneously played video on the primary screen device.
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20 Claims
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1. An information display method comprising:
- downloading, over a communications network, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, a clue information display position, a clue information category, and a linkage to additional information;
receiving synchronizing information that is responsive to a playing of the video on a primary screen device;
establishing, responsive to the synchronizing information, a synchronization to the playing of the video;
activating, on a second screen device, responsive to the established synchronization, responsive to the clue information display position, responsive to the clue information category, and responsive to a user'"'"'s preestablished clue information category preference, a vibration notification, a display of the clue information drawing attention to the specific item without providing an explanation of the item'"'"'s significance, and a display of an indication of the availability of additional information; and
displaying, responsive to receiving a user'"'"'s additional information request and responsive to the linkage to additional information, the additional information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- downloading, over a communications network, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, a clue information display position, a clue information category, and a linkage to additional information;
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5. An information display method comprising:
- downloading, over a communications network, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, and a clue information display position;
receiving synchronizing information that is responsive to a playing of the video on a primary screen device;
establishing, responsive to the synchronizing information, a synchronization to the playing of the video; and
activating, on a second screen device, responsive to the established synchronization, responsive to the clue information display position, and responsive to a user'"'"'s preestablished clue information preference, a display of the clue information drawing attention to the specific item without providing an explanation of the item'"'"'s significance. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
- downloading, over a communications network, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, and a clue information display position;
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10. An information display method comprising:
- downloading, over a communications network, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, a clue information display position;
receiving synchronizing information that is responsive to a playing of the video on a primary screen device;
establishing, responsive to the synchronizing information, a synchronization to the playing of the video;
activating, on a second screen device, responsive to the established synchronization, responsive to the clue information display position, and responsive to a user'"'"'s preestablished clue information preference, a notification of the availability of the clue information; and
displaying, responsive to a user'"'"'s clue information request, the clue information drawing attention to the specific item without providing an explanation of the item'"'"'s significance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
- downloading, over a communications network, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, a clue information display position;
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13. A second screen device comprising:
- a communication interface for downloading, over a communications network and to a memory of the second screen device, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, and a clue information display position, and for receiving synchronizing information that is responsive to a playing of the video on a primary screen device;
a processor for establishing, responsive to the synchronizing information, a synchronization to the playing of the video, and for activating, responsive to the established synchronization, responsive to the clue information display position, and responsive to a user'"'"'s preestablished clue information preference, a display, on a display screen, of the clue information drawing attention to the specific item without providing an explanation of the item'"'"'s significance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
- a communication interface for downloading, over a communications network and to a memory of the second screen device, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, and a clue information display position, and for receiving synchronizing information that is responsive to a playing of the video on a primary screen device;
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18. An information provider system comprising:
- a memory for storing data comprising an acoustic database, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, and a clue information display position;
a communications interface for downloading the data over a communications network to a second screen device;
a processor for causing a downloading of the data to a second screen device, whereby, responsive to a user'"'"'s preestablished clue information preference, the second screen device is able to synchronize, to a video playing on a primary screen device, a display of the clue information drawing attention to the specific item without providing an explanation of the item'"'"'s significance. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
- a memory for storing data comprising an acoustic database, a clue information drawing attention to a specific item depicted within a video, and a clue information display position;
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