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Presenting content related to current media consumption

US9170712B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2014
Grant dateOct 27, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/60
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments for presenting content items that are related to media items that are currently being consumed by a user. A media item in a stream of media items being presented to a client is identified. A content item that is relevant to the media item is determined. An entry is added to the entries of a relevant content listing. The entry includes a link to the content item. The entries in the relevant content listing are arranged in a time-based sequence such that the at least one entry correlates to a sequence of playback in the client of a plurality of media files. The relevant content listing is updated in a user interface that is being presented to the user.

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