Patent ID: 9343112
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of supplementing content using a layer server, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of videos at a layer server, wherein each video is associated with a different set of layers, the layers comprising supplemental content that can be accessed or interacted with at time coordinate points in the videos, wherein a particular set of layers associated with a particular video comprises at least: receiving a video identifier from a user device at the layer server, wherein the video identifier corresponds to the particular video; retrieving the particular set of layers associated with the particular video identified by the identifier at the layer server; sending the particular set of layers and the particular video associated with the video identifier to the user device using the layer server, wherein the particular set of layers is displayed over the video at time coordinate points on the user device; receiving, from the user device and at the layer server: mapping the user-supplied content to the user-designated time coordinate point in the particular video at the layer server; incorporating the user-supplied content at the user-designated time coordinate point into a third layer of the particular set of layers using the layer server; and transmitting the third layer that incorporates the user-supplied content to a different user device that is viewing the particular video using the layer server.