IP Library Granted Patent US 8,990,673
Granted Patent B2
US 8,990,673 · App. 12/130,529 · Granted Mar 24, 2015

System and method for providing digital content

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Patent No.
US 8,990,673
App. No.
12/130,529
Granted
Mar 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for disseminating digital content, including receiving a video stream having embedded time code markers, copying the video stream, distributing a first copy to a player with a desired delay, distributing a second copy for association of content, and associating content with the second copy during the delay for playing of the first copy and the associated content at the player.

Claims (30)

1. A method for disseminating digital content, comprising:

receiving a video stream having embedded time code markers;

copying the video stream;

distributing a first copy of the video stream to a player with a desired delay, the delay being imposed before the first copy is received by the player;

distributing a second copy of the video stream for association of content;

associating content comprising a marker for a call with the second copy based upon the time code markers during the delay in distributing the first copy; and

distributing the associated content to the player for playing of the first copy and the associated content at the player based upon association of the first copy and the associated content at the player by reference to the time code markers by inserting an advertisement at the player during playing of the first copy based on the marker.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises a text string and a time code for the text string.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein associating content with the second copy comprises associating content with a second copy via a controller remote from a source of the video stream.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the controller comprises an interface to associate the content with the second copy.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing the first copy to a server prior to distributing the first copy to the player.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the server comprises a publishing server in a content distribution network.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein distributing the first copy comprises providing the first copy from the server to the player.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein distributing the first copy comprises providing the first copy from the server to a distribution server in a content distribution network and then to the player.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the desired time delay is configurable.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the player comprises an end-user interface.

11. The method of claim 1 , comprising encoding the video stream prior to receiving the video stream.

12. The method of claim 1 , comprising injecting the time code into the video stream.

13. A method for disseminating digital content, comprising:

providing a first copy of a video stream having time code to a first controller;

passing a second copy of the video stream to a server;

imposing a time delay in the second copy provided to the server;

associating content with the first copy via the first controller during the time delay;

passing the content to the server;

passing the content and a third copy of the video stream from the server to an end-user interface; and

synchronizing the content with the third copy based upon the time code via the first controller and at least a second controller by inserting an advertisement into a display of the end-user interface based on the content, wherein insertion of the advertisement is synchronized with the third copy of the video.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the end-user interface comprises the second controller.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the time delay is configurable.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first controller is disposed remote from a source of the video stream.

17. The method of claim 13 , comprising placing text into a display of the end-user interface based on the content, wherein the text is associated with and synchronized with the third copy of the video.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 25, 2011
From: NBC UNIVERSAL, INC.
To: NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC
Reel/Frame 025851/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2009
From: HOGAN, DANIEL EDWARD; GREENBAUM, ADAM
To: NBC UNIVERSAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 022146/0653 →