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| 20080306807 | Interest profiles for audio and/or video streams - A user interest profile, which indicates a portion-varying level of user interest toward a first streaming media item, is determined. The user interest profile is based on a plurality of ratings inputted by a user for a plurality of respective portions of the first streaming media item. A second streaming media item is recommended to the user based on the user interest profile. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090007200 | System and method of providing video content commentary - A method of providing video content commentary is disclosed that includes sending video content to a first set-top box device at a first time, where the first set-top box device is associated with a first subscriber. The method also includes receiving data corresponding to a comment submitted by the first subscriber. The comment relates to a particular portion of the video content. Further, the method includes sending the video content to a second set-top box device at a second time, where the second set-top box device is associated with a second subscriber. The video content sent to the second set-top box device includes a graphical representation of the comment. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090172098 | Automatic rating system using background audio cues - Methods and systems for capturing, transmitting and processing data for generating ratings relating to multimedia programming based on passively obtained user cues are disclosed herein. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090328122 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA PROGRAMS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller to collect one or more temporal actions initiated by each of a plurality of users while presenting a media program to said plurality of users, generate one or more symbolic overlays according to the one or more temporal actions collected for each user, and combine the presentation of the media program with a presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100235491 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a recipient client device having a controller operable to receive and store a media object from an originating device, track locations where the media object has been since the media object has been stored in the recipient client device, track identifiers associated with a device or a user that has accessed the media object at the locations, and track and store annotations about the media object by the device or the user that accessed the media object. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100251295 | System and Method to Create a Media Content Summary Based on Viewer Annotations - A computer implemented method includes receiving, at a media server, a request from a first viewer to create a media content server including select segments of media content for display at a display device. The computer implemented method includes accessing a media content analyzer generated based on viewer annotation data associated with media content. The viewer annotation data is received from viewers other than the first viewer. The computer implemented method includes identifying segments of the media content using the media content analyzer. The computer implemented method includes selecting at least one segment of the identified segments of the media content for inclusion in a media content summary. The computer implemented method includes sending the media content summary including the at least one selected segment of the media content to the display device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100287236 | Collective asynchronous media review - A system and method for sharing annotations corresponding to media content among a plurality of members of a group over a communications network. The system generally includes at least one server coupled to the communications network and configured for receiving at least one annotation from a first group member corresponding to media content from the communications network; adding the at least one annotation to a database; accessing a list of members of the group, each member of the group having a user profile stored in memory; and automatically sending a notification to at least a second member of the group upon receipt of each annotation. The annotation comprises annotation content and a temporal identifier that identifies a segment of the media content to which the annotation corresponds, and the at least one server is configured for sending the annotation to at least the second group member and optionally a media stream including at least the segment of the media content with the annotation. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110035683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONOUS, COLLABORATIVE MEDIA CONSUMPTION - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for synchronous, collaborative media consumption. In one embodiment, a method for providing media to a plurality of users includes delivering synchronously the media to a plurality of devices operated by the plurality of users via a communications channel and enabling a substantially real-time interaction among the plurality of users on the communications channel while delivering the media. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110145427 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT USING A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for providing media content using a mobile device as a media server. For example, the method discovers at least one target mobile device, and determines whether the at least one target mobile device is capable of supporting wireless streaming media. The method streams the media content to the at least one target mobile device using the mobile device if the at least one target mobile device is determined to be capable of supporting wireless streaming media. | 06-16-2011 |
