At&t Intellectual Property I, LP

David Parisi

Andrea Basso

David Crawford Gibbon

Behzad Shahraray

Han Q Nguyen

Douglas M Nortz

Sunil Maloo

Mark W Altom

Herani Soewarto Brotman

Steven J Solomon

A metadata distribution node includes a memory configured to store metadata. The metadata includes description information such as a description of a segment of a content item or social commentary on the content item. The metadata distribution node further includes a processor configured to receive a user profile from a client device, identify a portion of the metadata based on the user profile, and provide the portion of the metadata to the client device.

Peer to peer metadata distribution

A plurality of multimedia data streams that are being provided via an internet protocol (IP) network is received, wherein each multimedia data stream carries multimedia content. Real-time metadata relating to the plurality of multimedia data streams is generated based on the multimedia content. The metadata is provided in real-time in a metadata stream to a plurality of user devices, via the IP network. The plurality of multimedia data streams may be multicast within the IP network. The metadata may be multicast in real-time in a metadata stream to a plurality of user devices, via the IP network.

System and method for providing information to users of a communication network

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David Parisi