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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Shiraz Cupala, Seattle, WA (US);
Kathleen Patricia Mulcahy, Seattle, WA (US);
Howard B. Nager, Arlington, MA (US);
Joshua C. Zana, Seattle, WA (US);
Don F. Box, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide secondary content that is synchronized to progress within a primary media content. The secondary content, may be a comment, an emote, a poll, a contextual advertisement, a special feature, or other communication synchronized to a particular point in the media. Examples of media include movies, games, television shows, sporting events, video conferences, online chat sessions, and others. Some events are synchronized using time sequencing to a particular spot within a time-based media content. The events may be published through social media outlets. The progress point associated with the event may be directly accessed by selecting a link within the event.