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Time-synchronizing a parallel feed of secondary content with primary media content

US9118951B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2012
Grant dateAug 25, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8352
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of operating a secondary device in a manner associated with operation of a primary device including obtaining first information corresponding to a media asset being output by the primary device, processing the first information to determine local media-signature information, transmitting the first information for receipt by a server, receiving secondary information from the server, wherein the secondary information includes a plurality of asset-media signatures that respectively correspond to respective portions of the media asset, attempting to determine a time-based correlation between at least one portion of the local media-signature information and at least one of the asset-media signatures, and outputting one or more portions of time-relevant asset streams from the secondary device, the one or more portions being determined at least indirectly based upon the correlation.

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