Patent ID: 8316303
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G06F,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: presenting by a system including at least one processor, at equipment of each of a plurality of users a media program; collecting, by the system, one or more temporal actions initiated by the equipment of the plurality of users while the media program is presented; creating, by the system, one or more symbolic overlays corresponding to the one or more temporal actions of the equipment of each user; combining, by the system, the presentation of the media program with a presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays comprising a timeline corresponding to a temporal progression of the presentation of the media program; detecting, by the system, a mouse pointer at or near an iconic symbol of the presentation of the one or more symbolic overlays, wherein the iconic symbol is situated in relation to the timeline; and causing, by the system, a highlighting event to occur responsive to the detection of the mouse pointer at or near the iconic symbol.