Providing Enrichment Data That is a Sequence of Content Items

A system for distributing video content, comprising:

• a. a content-item distribution module;
• b. a visual-enrichment-data distribution module;
• c. one or more computer processors;
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• d. a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions for execution by the one or more computer processors, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein:
• i. first program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the content-item distribution module to cause the content item to be displayed by a content playing device;
• ii. second program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the visual-enrichment-data distribution module to determine, during the displaying of the content item by the content playing device, multiple related content units, where each related content unit of the multiple related content units (A) is either a content item or a video segment that is a portion of a larger video content item, (B) has a connection to the displayed content item, (C) is independent of all other related content units of the multiple related content units, and (D) is not included in the displayed content item;
• iii. third program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the visual-enrichment-data distribution module to cause at least two options to be presented to the user, each option of the at least two options being an option to display one respective related content unit of the multiple related content units;
• iv. fourth program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the visual-enrichment-data distribution module to receive from the user, for at least two of the presented options, a positive decision to activate the respective option;
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• v. fifth program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the visual-enrichment-data distribution module to cause the at least two related content units for which a positive decision to activate the respective option was received to be displayed one after another by the content playing device.

A method for enhancing user experience for a user consuming a content item by displaying a sequence of multiple content units related to the content item, the method comprising:

• a. causing the content item to be displayed by a content playing device;
• b. during the displaying of the content item by the content playing device, determining related content having a connection to the displayed content item, the determined related content including multiple content units, where each content unit (i) is either a content item or a video segment that is a portion of a larger video content item, (ii) has a connection to the displayed content item, (iii) is independent of all other content units included in the related content, and (iv) is not included in the displayed content item;
• c. causing an option to display the related content to be presented to the user;
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• d. in response to acceptance of the option by the user, causing the related content to be displayed by the content playing device, where the displaying of the related content includes displaying all of the plurality of content units included in the related content one after another.

A system for distributing video content, comprising:

• a. a content-item distribution module;
• b. a visual-enrichment-data distribution module;
• c. one or more computer processors;
• and
• d. a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions for execution by the one or more computer processors, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein:
• i. first program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the content-item distribution module to cause the content item to be displayed by a content playing device;
• ii. second program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the visual-enrichment-data distribution module to determine, during the displaying of the content item by the content playing device, related content having a connection to the displayed content item, the determined related content including multiple content units, where each content unit (A) is either a content item or a video segment that is a portion of a larger video content item, (B) has a connection to the displayed content item, (C) is independent of all other content units included in the related content, and (D) is not included in the displayed content item;
• iii. third program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the visual-enrichment-data distribution module to cause an option to display the related content to be presented to the user;
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• iv. fourth program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the visual-enrichment-data distribution module to cause the related content to be displayed by the content playing device in response to acceptance of the option by the user, where the displaying of the related content includes displaying all of the plurality of content units included in the related content one after another.