Patents Assigned to Tout Industries, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8793256
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media. One embodiment of a method for selecting related content for display in conjunction with a media, where the media includes a primary media and a secondary media that is time-synchronized with the primary media, includes retrieving one or more items of metadata associated with the media, selecting at least one item of related content based on the metadata, and displaying the related content substantially simultaneously with display of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Tout Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. McIntire, David W. J. Stringer-Calvert
  • Patent number: 8645991
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for annotating media streams. One embodiment of a method for facilitating creation of an annotated media stream by a user includes receiving the media stream from the user, mapping at least one item of supplemental content to at least a portion of the media stream to produce the annotated media stream, and storing the annotated media stream. In another embodiment, a method for distributing an annotated media stream provided by a user includes receiving the annotated media stream from the user, where the annotated media stream includes at least one item of supplemental content mapped to at least a portion of a media stream to produce the annotated media stream, storing the annotated media stream, receiving a request from a viewer to view the annotated media stream, and distributing the annotated media stream to the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Tout Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. McIntire, David W. J. Stringer-Calvert