Patent ID: 8850500

Claim:
A media content receiver, comprising: a content input interface configured to receive audio/visual content; a content output interface configured to transmit the audio/visual content for presentation to a user; a communication interface separate from the content input interface and the content output interface; a user interface configured to receive user instructions; and control circuitry configured to: receive an audio/visual content segment via the content input interface, wherein the audio/visual content segment comprises primary audio content and primary visual content; receive a user instruction via the user interface to select alternative audio content for the audio/visual content segment; in response to receiving the user instruction, transmit a request for the alternative audio content via the communication interface; receive the alternative audio content via the communication interface; receive synchronization data, wherein the synchronization data is separately received from the audio/visual content segment and the alternative audio content, wherein the synchronization data is used to synchronize the alternative audio content with the primary visual content, wherein the synchronization data specifies a frame in the primary visual content of the audio/visual content segment, and wherein the synchronization data identifies a location in the alternative audio content that is associated with the specified frame of the primary visual content; replace the primary audio content in the audio/visual content segment with the alternative audio content to generate a revised audio/visual content segment; synchronize the alternative audio content with the primary visual content of the audio/visual content segment, wherein the alternative audio content is aligned with the primary visual content according to the synchronization data; and transfer the revised audio/visual content segment via the content output interface for presentation to the user.