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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Nbcuniversal Media, Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Matthew McKenna, Rahway, NJ (US);
Myra Einstein, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/8545 (2011.01); H04N 21/8547 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/8545 (2013.01); H04N 21/8547 (2013.01);
Abstract
Supplemental digital content is provided to be played in synchronization with primary digital content on a media device, such as a television, handheld device, smart phone, computer, and so forth. The supplemental digital content is timed to a long-form version of the primary content and is then synchronized based upon a linearized content (e.g., broadcast) schedule of the long-form content with populated pods.