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US 11,531,442 B2Granted
User interface providing supplemental and social information
AssigneeCrackle, Inc.
InventorsTarik Didomenico, Victor Thompson
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided which implement techniques for providing supplemental and social information along with primary information. In one implementation, a user interface is provided with various sections. One section plays back a main item of content, while a second section displays supplemental information. A third section provides interactive tools for a user to communicate or share information with other users. For example, while playing a movie in the first portion, the social networking section may provide a chat interface in the third portion along with social network service controls to post or share user input, or to view posts from friends about the item of content.
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A method for controlling a user interface in a computer system, comprising:
- a. displaying a media player in a user interface displayed on a display device, the media player for displaying a multi-scene item of video content;
- b. displaying a peripheral information section in the user interface, the peripheral information section for displaying information about the multi-scene item of video content, wherein the peripheral information section is generated based on metadata associated with the multi-scene item of video content and a lookup table that includes a database listing actors and other metadata as indexed by a media signature, wherein the media signature is a media numeric or alphanumeric identifier stored within the metadata, and wherein the peripheral information section is configured to show specific information about a current scene of the multi-scene item of video content being played back in the media player, wherein the specific information is based on the metadata associated with the current scene of the multi-scene item of video content, and further determined based on user comments about the scene in a social networking service or media sharing site;
- c. generating and displaying a social networking section in the user interface, including one or more social networking controls, the social networking section associated with a user profile, and wherein the social networking section is generated based on data about a plurality of users' respective interests in the multi-scene item of video content, the plurality of users including users associated as friends with the user profile;
- d. receiving a command to activate a selected one of the social networking controls;
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- e. sending information about the multi-scene item of video content to one or more social networking services associated with the social networking section based on the received command to activate the selected one of the social networking controls;
- f. wherein the displaying steps of displaying a media player, displaying a peripheral information section, and displaying a social networking section, are configured such that respective data sets corresponding to the displayed sections are accessed substantially simultaneously, are substantially simultaneously displayed, and further are updated substantially simultaneously, whereby the system enables access to three data sets in a controlled and efficient manner.
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A system for controlling a user interface in a computing environment, comprising:
- a. a display module for displaying a user interface on a display device, the user interface including:
- i. a media player for displaying a multi-scene item of video content;
- ii. a peripheral information section for displaying information about the multi-scene item of video content, wherein the peripheral information section is generated based on metadata associated with the multi-scene item of video content and a lookup table that includes a database listing actors and other metadata as indexed by a media signature, wherein the media signature is a media numeric or alphanumeric identifier stored within the metadata, and wherein the peripheral information section is configured to show specific information about a current scene of the multi-scene item of video content being played back in the media player, wherein the specific information is based on the metadata associated with the multi-scene item of video content and further determined based on user comments about the scene in a social networking service or media sharing site;
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- b. a social networking section including one or more social networking controls, the social networking section associated with a user profile, and wherein the social networking section is generated based on data about a plurality of users' respective interests in the multi-scene item of video content, the plurality of users including users associated as friends with the user profile;
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- c. an expansion module for, upon reception of a command to display additional information pertaining to an activated element within the peripheral information section or the social networking section, causing the additional information pertaining to the activated element to be displayed within the other of the peripheral information section or the social networking section.
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A system for controlling a user interface in a computing environment, comprising:
- a. a display module for displaying a user interface on a display device, the user interface including:
- i. a media player for displaying a multi-scene item of video content;
- ii. a peripheral information section for displaying information about the multi-scene item of video content, wherein the peripheral information section is generated based on metadata associated with the multi-scene item of video content and a lookup table that includes a database listing actors and other metadata as indexed by a media signature, wherein the media signature is a media numeric or alphanumeric identifier stored within the metadata, and wherein the peripheral information section is configured to show specific information about a current scene of the multi-scene item of video content being played back in the media player , wherein the specific information is based on the metadata associated with the multi-scene item of video content and further determined based on user comments about the scene in a social networking service or media sharing site;
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- b. asocial networking section including one or more social networking controls, the social networking section associated with a user profile, and wherein the social networking section is generated based on data about a plurality of users' respective interests in the multi-scene item of video content, the plurality of users including users associated as friends with the user profile;
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- c. a social network interface module for, upon reception of a command from the social networking control to post an entry pertaining to the multi-scene item of video content to a social networking service, extracting metadata from the peripheral information section, the social network interface module configured to construct the post at least partially based on the extracted metadata.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.