Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to enhance linear video content. Linear video content is received. A request to enhance the linear video content is received. Based on the request, a toolbar with options for enhanced content is rendered. One or more of the options are selected. Based on the selection, the enhanced content is invoked simultaneously with a rendering of the linear video content.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 17, 2015
Date of Patent:
November 10, 2020
Assignee:
XUMO LLC
Inventors:
Christopher Mark Doe, Christopher Forrest Gordon
Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to enhance linear video content. Linear video content is received. A request to enhance the linear video content is received. Based on the request, a toolbar with options for enhanced content is rendered. One or more of the options are selected. Based on the selection, the enhanced content is invoked simultaneously with a rendering of the linear video content.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 17, 2015
Publication date:
February 18, 2016
Applicant:
XUMO LLC
Inventors:
Christopher Mark Doe, Christopher Forrest Gordon
Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus provide the ability to augment advertisements in a linear broadcast stream. A device playing video and/or audio broadcast as a linear stream detects the start of an advertisement that has been provisioned with augmented functionality. The device then retrieves the augmentation/augmented functionality and presents the augmentation during broadcast of the advertisement.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 28, 2013
Publication date:
August 1, 2013
Applicant:
XUMO LLC
Inventors:
Brian Jentz, Steven Michael Cormie, Christopher Forrest Gordon, David John Terry Evans, Marcus Christakis Liassides