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Apparatus and method for transmitting media content

US8645997B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Linda Roberts · Boynton Beach, US
E-Lee Chang · Mableton, US
Ja-Young Sung · San Jose, US
Natasha Barrett Schultz · Lawrenceville, US
Robert King · Roswell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 17, 2012
Grant date	Feb 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 17, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/8547
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to transmit a client program having a GUI to a media device, where the client program presents an overlay that superimposes onto media content received by the media device and enables the media device to associate a user-generated comment with the media content received at the media device. The controller can receive user-generated comments and media content in a temporal vicinity of the user-generated comments via the client program, and can receive a request for the user-generated comments. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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