Method and apparatus for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media
First Claim
1. A method for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, wherein the media comprises a primary media and a secondary media, the secondary media being time-synchronized with the primary media, the method comprising:
- retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with at least one part of the media, wherein at least one of the one or more items of metadata indicates a non-hierarchical relationship between content of the primary media and content of the secondary media, and wherein the content of the primary media is different from the content of the secondary media;
selecting at least one item of related content based at least in part on the at least one of the one or more items of metadata, wherein the at least one item of related content is selected from a library of related content that is indexed by one or more terms used to describe the one or more items of metadata, wherein the selecting comprises;
identifying the at least one item of related content as an item of related content that is indexed by a first term, where the first term matches a second term used to describe at least one of the one or more items of metadata; and
displaying the at least one item of related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media. One embodiment of a method for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, where the media includes a primary media and a secondary media that is time-synchronized with the primary media, includes retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with the media, selecting at least one item of related content based on the metadata, and displaying the related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media.
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1. A method for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, wherein the media comprises a primary media and a secondary media, the secondary media being time-synchronized with the primary media, the method comprising:
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retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with at least one part of the media, wherein at least one of the one or more items of metadata indicates a non-hierarchical relationship between content of the primary media and content of the secondary media, and wherein the content of the primary media is different from the content of the secondary media; selecting at least one item of related content based at least in part on the at least one of the one or more items of metadata, wherein the at least one item of related content is selected from a library of related content that is indexed by one or more terms used to describe the one or more items of metadata, wherein the selecting comprises; identifying the at least one item of related content as an item of related content that is indexed by a first term, where the first term matches a second term used to describe at least one of the one or more items of metadata; and displaying the at least one item of related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 18)
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8. A non-transitory computer storage medium containing an executable program for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, wherein the media comprises a primary media and a secondary media, the secondary media being time-synchronized with the primary media, where the program performs steps of:
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retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with at least one part of the media, wherein at least one of the one or more items of metadata indicates a non-hierarchical relationship between content of the primary media and content of the secondary media, and wherein the content of the primary media is different from the content of the secondary media; selecting at least one item of related content based at least in part on the at least one of the one or more items of metadata, wherein the at least one item of related content is selected from a library of related content that is indexed by one or more terms used to describe the one or more items of metadata, wherein the selecting comprises; identifying the at least one item of related content as an item of related content that is indexed by a first term, where the first term matches a second term used to describe at least one of the one or more items of metadata; and displaying the at least one item of related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21)
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15. A system for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, wherein the media comprises a primary media and a secondary media, the secondary media being time-synchronized with the primary media, the system comprising:
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means for retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with at least one part of the media, wherein at least one of the one or more items of metadata indicates a non-hierarchical relationship between content of the primary media and content of the secondary media, and wherein the content of the primary media is different from the content of the secondary media; means for selecting at least one item of related content based at least in part on the at least one of the one or more items of metadata, wherein the at least one item of related content is selected from a library of related content that is indexed by one or more terms used to describe the one or more items of metadata, wherein the means for selecting comprises; means for identifying the at least one item of related content as an item of related content that is indexed by a first term, where the first term matches a second term used to describe at least one of the one or more items of metadata; and means for displaying the at least one item of related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media.
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