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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
United Video Properties, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Andrew Fundament, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Vanessa Wickenkamp, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Brian Craig Peterson, Barrington, IL (US);
David John Wheatley, Tower Lakes, IL (US);
Jason William Conness, Pasadena, CA (US);
Melissa Bradley, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems described herein provide for visualizing content across different time segments of a media asset. Information about content within a particular time segment of a media asset is retrieved. This content information is generated by processing user-generated messages corresponding to the particular time segment. Content descriptors are generated based on the received content information corresponding to the particular time segment. A timeline is generated, independently of presenting a media asset, wherein the timeline visually associates content descriptors with their corresponding time segments of the media asset. When these content descriptors are selected by a user, the user-generated messages corresponding to the content descriptor at the corresponding time segment are displayed to the user.