Patent ID: 8560583

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of sharing content among users, comprising: receiving a matching request including information corresponding to a captured media file, the captured media file including at least one of audio and video data recorded from a media presentation by a user device and captured for at least one of a first period of time before a user action triggered generation of the request or a second period of time after the user action triggered generation of the request; comparing, using at least one processing device, the captured media file information to stored instances of media data to attempt to locate a match for the captured media file information, at least a portion of the instances of stored media data each corresponding to identified video content; if a match is located with one of the instances of stored media data, providing, using at least one processing device, determined supplemental information for the corresponding identified media content in response to the matching request; and enabling the user to provide the supplemental information to other users using at least one content sharing mechanism by at least providing the user with a link to a stored media file corresponding to the captured media file, the user able to provide the link to other users via the at least one content sharing mechanism.