# US 2018/0324484 A1 · Providing supplemental content for media assets > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324484 A1 - Document ID: US20180324484A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/773,160 - Filed: 2015-11-04 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-04 - Assignees: Thomson Licensing - Applicants: Thomson Licensing - Inventors: Arnaud RETUREAU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324484A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/4316: {for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window} - H04N 21/2743: Video hosting of uploaded data from client - H04N 21/44: Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs - H04N 21/440245: {the reformatting operation being performed only on part of the stream, e.g. a region of the image or a time segment} - H04N 21/8133: {specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video programme} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A method and apparatus for generating supplemental multimedia content for a media asset are described, including accessing a library of material on a server, the material representing pre-approved portions of the media asset for use in generating the supplemental multimedia content, generating the supplemental multimedia content by adding user supplied content related to the media asset to the pre-approved portions of the media asset and uploading the generated supplemental multimedia content for display with the media asset or a list of media assets. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for generating supplemental multimedia content for a media asset, said method comprising: accessing a library of material on a server, said material representing pre-approved portions of said media asset for use in generating said supplemental multimedia content; generating said supplemental multimedia content by adding user supplied content related to said media asset to said pre-approved portions of said media asset; and uploading, to the server, said generated supplemental multimedia content for display with said media asset or a list of media assets. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said user supplied content includes reviews, commentaries or user home pages. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said pre-approved portions of said media asset includes embedded watermarks, security marks, metadata or other descriptors that can be used to identify a source of said pre-approved portions of said media asset when said pre-approved portions of said media asset are included in said generated supplemental multimedia content. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said library of material on said server is available to pre-registered users. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein further comprising displaying said generated supplemental multimedia content in an approved zone of a display. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising modifying said pre-approved portions of said media asset in accordance with rules which govern modification of said pre-approved portions of said media asset. ### Claim 7 A method for displaying user generated supplemental multimedia content, said method comprising: receiving user generated supplemental multimedia content; matching said user generated supplemental multimedia content with a media asset using metadata included in said user generated supplemental multimedia content and also included in said media asset; and forwarding said user generated supplemental multimedia content along with said media asset or a list of media assets to user equipment in response to a request for said media asset or said list of media assets. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, displaying said user generated supplemental multimedia content in an approved zone of a display. ### Claim 9 An apparatus for generating supplemental multimedia content for a media asset, comprising: an access module, said access module accessing a library of material on a server, said material representing pre-approved portions of said media asset for use in generating said supplemental multimedia content; a generate supplemental multimedia content module, said generate supplemental multimedia content module generating said supplemental multimedia content by adding user supplied content related to said media asset to said pre-approved portions of said media asset, said generate supplemental multimedia content module being in communication with said access module; and an upload generated supplemental multimedia content module, said upload generated supplemental multimedia content module uploading, to the server, said generated supplemental multimedia content for display with said media asset or a list of media assets, said upload generated supplemental multimedia content module being in communication with said generate supplemental multimedia content module, said upload generated supplemental multimedia content module being in communication with said server. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said user supplied content includes reviews, commentaries or user home pages. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said pre-approved portions of said media asset includes embedded watermarks, security marks, metadata or other descriptors that can be used to identify a source of said pre-approved portions of said media asset when said pre-approved portions of said media asset are included in said generated supplemental multimedia content. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said library of material on said server is available to pre-registered users. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising displaying said user generated supplemental multimedia content in an approved zone of a display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising modifying said pre-approved portions of said media asset in accordance with rules which govern modification of said pre-approved portions of said media asset. ### Claim 15 A server of a media service provider for displaying user generated supplemental multimedia content, comprising: a communications interface, said communications interface receiving user generated supplemental multimedia content and storing said user generated supplemental multimedia content in a first storage unit; a matching media assets module, said matching media assets module matching said user generated supplemental multimedia content with a media asset using metadata included in said user generated supplemental multimedia content and also included in said media asset, said media assets stored in a second storage unit; and said communications interface forwarding said user generated supplemental multimedia content along with said media asset or a list of media assets to user equipment in response to a request for said media asset or said list of media assets. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The server according to claim 15, further comprising displaying said user generated supplemental multimedia content in an approved zone of a display. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The server according to claim 15, wherein said first storage unit and said second storage unit are co-located or are a single storage unit portioned for storing said media assets and said user generated supplemental multimedia content.