ALTERNATE VIEW VIDEO PLAYBACK ON A SECOND SCREEN
The present disclosure is directed towards a method and system for providing an alternate view of content being displayed on a first or primary screen on a second screen device. This alternate view can be synched with the primary view and displayed on the second screen device without interrupting the view or playback on the primary screen device.
1 . A method of providing alternate version content on a second screen related to primary content being displayed on first screen, the method comprising:
synching, using a synching mechanism, timing of events on the second screen device with content being displayed on the first screen device; and
providing alternate version content on the second screen synched with content being displayed on the first screen device.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing alternate version content on the second screen comprises:
determining that an event involves alternate version content; and
preloading the alternate version content so the alternate version content can be synchronized with content being displayed on the first screen device.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the step of preloading the alternate version content comprises:
contacting a server;
loading the alternate version content from the contacted server; and
providing the alternate version content on the second screen device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of synching comprises adjusting a reference timer on the second screen device.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the adjustment to the reference timer is based on the synching mechanism used.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the synching mechanism comprises a wireless synching mechanism.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the synching mechanism comprises an audio watermark synching mechanism.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the alternate version content is automatically displayed on the second screen device when the corresponding primary content is displayed on the first screen device.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
providing a user the ability to have the alternate version content provided on the seconds screen device displayed on the first screen device.
10 . A second screen device comprising:
a screen configured to display content;
storage for storing data; and
a processor configured to synch, using a synching mechanism, timing of events on the second screen device with content being displayed on the first screen device, and provide alternate version content on the second screen synched with content being displayed on the first screen device.
11 . The second screen device of claim 10 , further comprising a wireless network interface for receiving synching data.
12 . The second screen device of claim 10 , further comprising a microphone for detecting synching information in the audio from a first screen display device.
13 . The second screen device of claim 10 , wherein the second screen device comprises a touch screen device.
14 . The second screen device of claim 10 , where the processor is further configured to maintain a reference timer.
15 . A machine readable medium containing instructions that when executed perform the steps comprising:
synching, using a synching mechanism, timing of events on the second screen device with content being displayed on the first screen device; and
providing alternate version content on the second screen synched with content being displayed on the first screen device.