Patent ID: 8285121
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: obtaining an identification corresponding to a video; receiving, based at least in part on the identification, an associated dataset from a location over a digital network, wherein the associated dataset includes: transferring the associated dataset to a playback engine for synchronized playback of at least a portion of the additional content with the video according to at least a portion of the synchronization information; accepting a first modification to the associated dataset by a first user to produce a first modified dataset; accepting a second modification to the first modified dataset by a second user to produce a second modified dataset, the second modification including a modification to the display information, to the synchronization information, or to both the display information and the synchronization information; and transferring the second modified dataset to the playback engine for synchronized playback, with the video, of at least a portion of the additional content in accordance with information in the second modified dataset.