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US 10,834,480 B2Granted
Content enhancer
AssigneeXumo LLC
InventorsChristopher Mark Doe, Christopher Forrest Gordon
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to enhance linear video content. Linear video content is received. A request to enhance the linear video content is received. Based on the request, a toolbar with options for enhanced content is rendered. One or more of the options are selected. Based on the selection, the enhanced content is invoked simultaneously with a rendering of the linear video content.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- receiving video content;
- causing output of the video content;
- causing, during output of the video content and based on a trigger, output of a prompt indicating that enhanced content, associated with the video content, is available, wherein the trigger comprises at least one of a determination that the video content has been output for a predetermined amount of time, a determination that output of the video content has been requested a predetermined number of times, a determination that one or more users, associated with a social media network, have requested output of the video content, or a determination that one or more users, associated with a social media network, have sent messages associated with the video content;
- receiving, based on the prompt, first user input indicating a request to access the enhanced content;
- causing, based on the request, output of a toolbar comprising an indication of one or more types of enhanced content associated with the video content;
- receiving, via the toolbar, second user input indicating a selected type of the one or more types of enhanced content;
- and
- causing, based on the second user input and during output of the video content, output of the selected type of enhanced content.
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A system for enhancing linear video content:
- a content source;
- and
- a computing device configured to:
- receive, from the content source, video content;
- cause output of the video content;
- cause, during output of the video content and based on a trigger, output of a prompt indicating that enhanced content, associated with the video content, is available, wherein the trigger comprises at least one of a determination that the video content has been output for a predetermined amount of time, a determination that output of the video content has been requested a predetermined number of times, a determination that one or more users, associated with a social media network, have requested output of the video content, or a determination that one or more users, associated with a social media network, have sent messages associated with the video content;
- receive, based on the prompt, first user input indicating a request to access the enhanced content;
- cause, based on the request, output of a toolbar comprising an indication of one or more types of enhanced content associated with the video content;
- receive, via the toolbar, second user input indicating a selected type of the one or more types of enhanced content;
- and
- cause, based on the second user input and during output of the video content, output of the selected type of enhanced content.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- receive video content;
- cause output of the video content;
- cause, during output of the video content and based on a trigger, output of a prompt indicating that enhanced content, associated with the video content, is available, wherein the trigger comprises at least one of a determination that the video content has been output for a predetermined amount of time, a determination that output of the video content has been requested a predetermined number of times, a determination that one or more users, associated with a social media network, have requested output of the video content, or a determination that one or more users, associated with a social media network, have sent messages associated with the video content;
- receive, based on the prompt, first user input indicating a request to access the enhanced content;
- cause, based on the request, output of a toolbar comprising an indication of one or more types of enhanced content associated with the video content;
- receive, via the toolbar, second user input indicating a selected type of the one or more types of enhanced content;
- and
- cause, based on the second user input and during output of the video content, output of the selected type of enhanced content.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.