System and method for presenting content with time based metadata

US10257580B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC · US

Inventors

• Douglas Clarke · Ottawa, CA
• Michael Dalrymple · San Francisco, US
• Edward Lee Elliott · San Francisco, US
• John Fox · San Francisco, US
• Mark Johnson · Attleboro, US
• Darren Lepke · San Francisco, US
• Thomas Purnell-Fisher · San Francisco, US
• Herve Utheza · San Francisco, US
• Ole Lutjens · San Francisco, US
• Zane Vella · Philadelphia, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 7, 2017
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 7, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for presenting content with time-based metadata. Methods may comprise transmitting the time-based metadata to a playback device. The time-based metadata may comprise a plurality of time stamps that are triggerable at different points of a timeline of content and one or more of the time stamps may be associated with corresponding metadata content. The playback device may trigger a sequence of time stamps of the time-based metadata and the triggered sequence of time stamps may be synchronized with the occurrence of one or more events in the timeline of the content.