Patent ID: 8892681

Claim:
A system comprising: a memory that stores metadata, the metadata including description information selected from the group consisting of a description of a segment of a content item, social commentary on the content item, and any combination thereof; and a processor that executes instructions to perform operations comprising: receiving a user profile from a client device, the profile including information selected from the group consisting of a regional identifier, a user preference, a user history, and any combination thereof; identifying a portion of the metadata based on the user profile; providing the portion of the metadata to the client device; identifying a commonly requested portion of the metadata and providing the commonly requested portion of the metadata as a multicast to multiple client devices; determining, based on the metadata, if a portion of a non-active content stream displayed on the client device includes content relevant to the user profile; providing an indication when the non-active content stream is determined to include the relevant content, wherein the non-active content stream with the relevant content is highlighted when the indication is provided, wherein the indication enables the client device to change the non-active content stream to an active content stream: and wherein the active content stream and the metadata are displayed synchronously based on a first timestamp of the active content stream and a second timestamp of the metadata.