Wal-mart Stores, Inc.

Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Mohan Kishore

Jack P Hsu

Amlan Chatterjee

Chirag R Shah

Shannph Simon Wong

Sirish Subramanian

Priyank Mishra

Alberto Cerati

Hisham Baz

Systems and methods are provided herein for synchronizing content. In at least one embodiment audio content related to a live event is played utilizing an audio output device of a computing device. Supplemental data related to the live event is received. The supplemental data may be associated with a timestamp corresponding to a particular time during the live event to which the supplemental data relates. A current play time of the audio content may be determined. The supplemental data may be stored based at least in part on a comparison of the timestamp and the current play time. The supplemental data may be presented when the timestamp corresponds to the current play time of the audio content being played.

Techniques for synchronizing content

An improved data access layer (DAL) architecture enables database connection pooling or multiplexing across machine boundaries. Drivers installed at web servers communicate with servers in a DAL. The DAL servers present a virtual database to the web servers, and the DAL servers in turn open connections to a set of physical databases. DAL servers are able to recycle connections that are no longer needed, or to move available connections from one DAL server to another, so as to provide improved efficiency in connection management, burst management, and peak load management. Scalability is thereby improved, and more efficient use of system resources is facilitated.

Data access layer

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Foster City, CA, United States of America

Mohan Kishore