Addition of Supplemental Multimedia Content and Interactive Capability at the Client

A system for delivering supplemental content within streamed media, the system comprising:

• a supplemental content (SC) server;
• and
• a plurality of clients on a network;
• wherein each client from the plurality of clients downloads a media segment for a received request from a user interfacing through each client, the media segments for the plurality of clients being downloaded from a plurality of independent media servers, each media segment including a plurality of video frames;
• wherein each client notifies the SC server of the received request;
• wherein the SC server selects and transfers SC and SC instructions to each client;
• wherein each client combines the media segment with the SC by inserting the SC to add or augment video frames within the media segment for displaying the media segment with the SC.

A computer program embedded in a computer-readable storage medium, when executed by one or more processors, for delivering supplemental content within streamed media, the computer program comprising:

• program instructions for receiving a request at a client for a media segment, the media segment including a plurality of video frames;
• program instructions for obtaining a stream of the media segment to the client from a media server;
• program instructions for accessing supplemental content (SC) from storage of the client or from an SC server, the accessing SC being done before receiving the request, or while obtaining the stream, or after obtaining the stream;
• program instructions for combining the media segment with the SC at the client, the combining including inserting the SC to add or augment video frames from the media segment;
• and
• program instructions for displaying the combination of media segment and SC.

A system for delivering supplemental content within streamed media, the system comprising:

• means for receiving a request at a client for a media segment, the media segment including a plurality of video frames;
• means for obtaining a stream of the media segment to the client from a media server;
• means for accessing supplemental content (SC) from storage of the client or from an SC server, the accessing SC being done before receiving the request, or while obtaining the stream, or after obtaining the stream;
• means for combining the media segment with the SC at the client, the combining including inserting the SC to add or augment video frames from the media segment;
• and
• means for displaying the combination of media segment and SC.