BROWSING VIDEOS BY SEARCHING MULTIPLE USER COMMENTS AND OVERLAYING THOSE INTO THE CONTENT

摘要

A method and apparatus for users to leave media rich comments on media content. The clients/media-server system allows users to attach comments to a media in order to create a multiuser generated content that is relevant to a user viewing of the content. The media is inserted at particular media content times. Media and Comments may be of any type (test, audio, video, . . . ). Querying a video by searching the comments from multiple users (“commentators”). Displaying the overlay of the video combined with the comments. The method further comprising at least a second comment wherein a first comment is displayed with a higher priority (e.g. larger) than the second comment based on the relationship (family, close friend, . . . ) between the commentators and the present user viewing the annotated media. Keywords: Video-annotated video. Video blogging.

主权项

1. A method of comprising the steps of:
receiving a request for a first media content; searching for a first comment related to said first media content; combining said first media content and said first comment into a combined media content; and transmitting said combined media content.