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Aiding discovery of program content by providing deeplinks into most interesting moments via social media

US9237386B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2012
Grant dateJan 12, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q50/01
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computerized method, system for, and computer-readable medium operable to: retrieve program details data about at least one media program. Retrieve social media posts involving the at least one media program. Match the retrieved program details data with the retrieved social media posts to find matching locations. Store time offset data corresponding to the matched locations within the at least one media program into at least one micropost. Rank the at least one media program by the number of microposts corresponding to the at least one media program. Present the at least one media program, each of the at least one media program with at least one micropost, wherein the at least one micropost comprises a link to the original social media page hosting the social media post and a video deeplink that plays a time off-set video, the time off-set video starting from the stored time offset data.

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