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Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2010
Applicants:

Kevin Gammill, Beaux Arts, WA (US);

Stacey Law, Redmond, WA (US);

Jeff Tucker, Redmond, WA (US);

Sean Kollenkark, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Kevin Gammill, Beaux Arts, WA (US);

Stacey Law, Redmond, WA (US);

Jeff Tucker, Redmond, WA (US);

Sean Kollenkark, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06Q 50/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.


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