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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:

Daniel Berkowitz, New York, NY (US);

Scott Wolynski, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Myra Einstein, New York, NY (US);

Matthew Mckenna, Rahway, NJ (US);

Arturo Vermolen, Long Island City, NY (US);

Christopher J. Falkner, Hoboken, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Berkowitz, New York, NY (US);

Scott Wolynski, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Myra Einstein, New York, NY (US);

Matthew McKenna, Rahway, NJ (US);

Arturo Vermolen, Long Island City, NY (US);

Christopher J. Falkner, Hoboken, NJ (US);

Assignee:

NBCUniversal Media, LLC, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/6547 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); H04N 21/2665 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2662 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6547 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04N 21/25833 (2013.01); H04N 21/26291 (2013.01); H04N 21/2662 (2013.01); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/8106 (2013.01); H04N 21/8126 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01);
Abstract

Supplementary digital content is provided to be played with primary digital content on a media device, such as a television, handheld device, smart phone, computer, and so forth. The primary digital content is sampled, and the time of the sample is noted. The primary digital content is identified, and the supplementary digital content is selected and transmitted, with an indication of timing for play of the supplementary digital content based upon the sample time. Synchronization of the primary and supplementary digital content playback is based upon reference to the sample time.


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