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Displaying information related to content playing on a device

  • US 10,659,850 B2
  • Filed: 11/29/2017
  • Issued: 05/19/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed byan electronic device associated with a user and having a display, the method comprising:

  • determining whether media content is playing at a second electronic device in proximity to the electronic device;

    in accordance with a determination that media content is playing at the second electronic device, displaying on the display a plurality of first affordances, each of the plurality of first affordances providing the user with a first user-selectable election, wherein each of the first affordances comprises a user interface card that invites the user to receive information on an entity relevant to the media content playing at the second electronic device;

    receiving a first user selection of the first user-selectable election by the user;

    in response to receiving the first user selection of the first user-selectable election, sampling the electronic device program information from the media content item playing at the second electronic device;

    sending the program information to a server;

    receiving from the server an identification of the media content item and one or more second user-selectable elections for the identified media content item;

    displaying on the display one or more second affordances providing the second user-selectable elections, each one of the second user-selectable elections corresponding to the entity relevant to the identified media content item;

    receiving a second user selection of a first one of the second user-selectable elections by the user; and

    displaying on the display information regarding the respective entity relevant to the identified media content item.

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