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Method and apparatus for presenting media programs

  • US 9,986,292 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2016
  • Issued: 05/29/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a processing system including a processor; and

    a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

    providing media content to a media device for a presentation on a display screen of a display device associated with a first user;

    providing an overlay superimposed on the media content, the display screen accordingly having an overlaid area, the overlaid area comprising a graphical user interface;

    receiving a cluster of commentaries in accordance with a frequency of occurrence of the commentaries during the presentation of the media content, wherein at least one of the cluster of commentaries is received from a mobile device associated with a second user;

    exporting the cluster of commentaries and a portion of the media content associated with the cluster, in response to a request from the media device wherein the cluster of commentaries are presented on the display screen of the display device coupled to the media device;

    identifying an item in a commentary from the cluster of commentaries resulting in an identified item;

    providing a first graphical representation of the commentary associated with the identified item on the display screen;

    presenting a second graphical representation of a shopping cart on the display screen;

    conducting a search for a plurality of similar items from competitors using an internet search engine based on the identified item associated with the media content in response to user-generated input causing a dragging of the first graphical representation to the second graphical representation on the display screen; and

    providing results of the search and the identifier item for display in the overlaid area.

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