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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Sounak Bhattacharya, Tampere, FI;
Lixin Fan, Tampere, FI;
Yu You, Kangasala, FI;
Tinghuai Wang, Tampere, FI;
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus configured to, in respect of a video provided to a user and wherein a plurality of comments are displayed such that they scroll across the video, based on the comments and one or more comment filtering rules, provide for comment filtering as each of the plurality of comments scrolls to meet a filter line, wherein the filter line extends across at least part of the video to define a first area overlaying the video and a non-overlapping second area overlaying the video, such that in the first area the plurality of comments are provided for display scrolling therethrough towards the filter line prior to comment filtering and in the second area the plurality of comments are provided for display with any comments of the plurality of comments that satisfy the one or more comment filtering rules removed from display.