Managing related digital content

• US 9,703,781 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2012
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Audible Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Audible Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Yang, Shirley C., Arora, Ajay, Story, Jr., Guy A., Hwang, Douglas C., Goldstein, Douglas S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phillips, Hassan
• Assistant Examiner(s): RAHGOZAR, OMEED DANIEL
• Application Number:
  US13/535,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20130073675A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,840 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/94 Hypermedia Hyperlinking G06F40/134

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to one or more configured computing systems identifying companion content and supplemental content for a base content. Companion content may include, for example, video adaptations of the base content. Supplemental content may include content referenced or related in subject matter to the base content. Information regarding companion content may be utilized to enable a user to interchangeably or synchronously present either a base content (e.g., an eBook or audio book) with the companion content (e.g., a movie adaptation). Information regarding supplemental content may be utilized to present the supplemental content during consumption of a base content, or to save supplemental content for later viewing.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating presentation of companion content, the computer-implemented method comprising:

under control of one or more computing devices configured with specific computer executable instructions,

identifying a content match indicating that a base content and a corresponding companion content can be interchangeably presented, wherein the companion content corresponds to a video adaptation of the base content;

generating content synchronization information that correlates portions of the base content to corresponding portions of the companion content, wherein the synchronization information indicates at least one disparity in substance between the base content and the companion content;

receiving consumption information regarding consumption of the base content,

the consumption information indicating a position of consumption of the base content;

identifying a device to receive the content synchronization information, wherein the content synchronization information enables interchangeable presentation of the base content and the companion content from a point corresponding to the position of consumption of the base content;

determining at least a portion of the companion content to transmit to the identified device based at least in part on the synchronization information and the position of consumption of the base content; and

transmitting the content synchronization information and the determined at least a portion of the companion content to the identified device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the identified device is at least one of a tablet, a laptop, a desktop, a mobile phone, a PDA, an eBook reader, a DVR, or a television.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the video adaptation of the base content corresponds to an adaptation of at least a portion of the base content.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the device corresponds to a device from which consumption information was received.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein interchangeable presentation of the base content and the companion content comprises interchangeable presentation of the companion content on the identified device and the base content on an additional device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein interchangeable presentation of the base content and the companion content comprises interchangeable presentation of the companion content and the base content on the identified device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content synchronization information further enables synchronous presentation of the base content and the companion content.

8. A system for facilitating presentation of companion content, the system comprising:

one or more data stores configured to store;

information regarding a base content; and

a companion content corresponding to a video adaptation of the base content; and

one or more computer devices in communication with the one or more data stores, the one or more computer devices configured to;

generate synchronization information that correlates portions of the base content to corresponding portions of the companion content, wherein the synchronization information indicates at least one disparity in substance between the base content and the companion content;

receive consumption information regarding consumption of the base content, the consumption information indicating a position of consumption of the base content;

identify a device to facilitate interchangeable presentation of the base content and the companion content;

determine at least a portion of the companion content to transmit to the identified device based at least in part on the synchronization information and the position of consumption of the base content; and

transmit the at least a portion of the companion content from the one or more data stores to the identified device via a network.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the companion content is at least one of a professional adaptation of the base content, an amateur adaptation of the base content, a movie adaptation of the base content, or a television adaptation of the base content.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the television adaptation is at least one of a television movie adaptation, a television miniseries adaptation, and a television series adaptation.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to identify a content match indicating that the base content and the companion content can be interchangeably presented.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more computing devices are configured to identify a content match based at least in part on at least one of automatic detection of a content match or manual detection of a content match.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein automatic detection of a content match comprises a determination of a match score of the base content and the companion content.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the determination of a match score between the base content and the companion content is based at least in part on a comparison of dialog within the base content and dialog within the companion content.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the determination of a match score between the base content and the companion content is based at least in part on a comparison of the use of non-dictionary language in the base content and the use of non-dictionary language in the companion content, wherein non-dictionary language comprises language not included within a predefined set of words.

16. A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium having at least one computer-executable module for facilitating presentation of companion content, the at least one computer-executable module comprising:

a content management module configured to;

generate synchronization information that correlates portions of a base content to corresponding portions of a video adaptation of the base content, wherein the synchronization information indicates at least one disparity in substance between the base content and the video adaptation;

receive consumption information regarding consumption of the base content, the consumption information indicating a position of consumption of the base content;

identify a device to receive at least a portion of the synchronization information;

determine at least a portion of the video adaptation to transmit to the identified device based at least in part on the synchronization information and the position of consumption of the base content; and

transmit the synchronization information to the identified device for interchangeable presentation of the base content and the companion content.

17. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 16, wherein the content management module is further configured to transmit the consumption information to the identified device.

18. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 16, wherein the content management module is further configured to transmit at least a portion of the companion content to the identified device.

19. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 18, wherein the content management module is configured to stream the at least a portion of the companion content to the identified device.

20. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 16, wherein the content management module is further configured to determine that the identified device has access to the companion content.

21. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 16, wherein the identified device does not correspond to a device from which consumption information was received.

22. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 16, wherein the content management module is configured to generate the content synchronization information based at least in part on a comparison of dialog within the base content and dialog within the companion content.

23. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 16, wherein the content management module is configured to generate the content synchronization information based at least in part on a comparison of the use of non-dictionary language in the base content and the use of non-dictionary language in the companion content.