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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2008
John P. Mcintire, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David W. J. Stringer-calvert, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John P. McIntire, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David W. J. Stringer-Calvert, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tout Industries, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media. One embodiment of a method for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, where the media includes a primary media and a secondary media that is time-synchronized with the primary media, includes retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with the media, selecting at least one item of related content based on the metadata, and displaying the related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media.