Apparatus and method for transmitting media content

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device operative in an interactive television (iTV) network, including a controller to: receive a signal from a first communication device to start a first media evaluation session of media content and associate a first user-generated comment with the media content; receive, at a different time, a signal from at least a second communication device to start a second media evaluation session of the media content and associate a second user-generated comment with the media content; synchronize the first user-generated comment and the second user-generated comment into a single commentary timeline; and insert the synchronized user-generated comments in a temporal vicinity of the media content as an overlay for playback by a media device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

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; andidentifying a cluster of frequent comments, as an identified cluster, comprising one of the first comments, the second comments, or any combination thereof.