Patent Document ID: 9031379
Application ID: 12615870

Base Claim:
1. A device, comprising: a memory that stores instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising: receiving, at a first time, a first signal from a first communication device to start a first media evaluation session of media content, wherein the first time is during a theatrical release of the media content; receiving, in a first message, first comments from the first communication device during the first evaluation session; receiving, at a second time, a second signal from a second communication device to start a second media evaluation session of the media content, wherein the second time occurs after the theatrical release of the media content; receiving, in a second message, second comments from the second communication device during the second media evaluation session, wherein the first media evaluation session and the second media evaluation session are asynchronous with each other; synchronizing the first comments and the second comments into a single commentary timeline to substantially reduce asynchronicity between the first media evaluation session and the second media evaluation session; inserting the synchronized first and second comments in an overlay for playback with the media content by a media device, wherein the overlay comprises the single commentary timeline in which the first comments and the second comments are presented on the commentary timeline and temporally associated with the media content; and identifying a cluster of frequent comments, as an identified cluster, comprising one of the first comments, the second comments, or any combination thereof.

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Claim 2:
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the synchronizing comprises synchronizing the first comment and the second comment based on start times of the first and second media evaluation sessions.