Patent ID: 8856817

Claim:
A method, comprising: in an automatic content recognition (ACR)-enabled connected TV device, wherein: said ACR-enabled connected TV device comprises an ACR module that communicates with an ACR system that is external to said ACR-enabled connected TV device, and said ACR system comprises an abstraction layer that supports different video fingerprint technologies from multiple vendors; said ACR module providing fingerprints to said ACR system for matching; and said ACR module receiving information and/or content from said ACR system based on said matching: presenting by said ACR module, utilizing an ACR system, an overlay during presentation of content, based on one or more rules, wherein: said one or more rules are implemented by said ACR module utilizing information provided by said ACR system, and when said ACR-enabled connected TV device is paired with a paired device utilizing a companion application running on said paired device, said content and said overlay are also presented on said paired device.