Patent ID: 9378474
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for managing group content consumption, the computer-implemented method comprising: under control of one or more computing devices configured with specific computer-executable instructions, receiving, from a first user device of a plurality of user devices, first position data regarding a first current position within an audio version of a content item; receiving, from a second user device of the plurality of user devices, second position data regarding a second current position within a textual version of the content item; converting a one of the first current position or the second current position into a converted content position, wherein a one of the first current position or the second current position that is not converted into the converted content position remains an unconverted content position; receiving, from a subset of the plurality of user devices, commentary data regarding the content item, the subset including at least one of the first user device or the second user device; identifying a location within the content item that corresponds to an important plot development; determining that the location corresponding to the important plot development falls between the converted content position and the unconverted content position; selecting a portion of the commentary data that excludes reference to the important plot development; generating markup code for a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising: an object representing at least a portion of the content item, the object comprising a first indicator of the converted content position and a second indicator of the unconverted content position; and the portion of the commentary data; and transmitting the markup code for the graphical user interface to at least one of the first user device or the second user device.