Publishing key frames of a video content item being viewed by a first user to one or more second users

摘要

Systems and methods for obtaining key frames of video content items being viewed by first users and publishing the key frames of the video content items to second users are provided. In general, either prior to playback of a video content item by a first user or during playback of the video content item by the first user, key frame information providing, referencing, or identifying key frames of the video content item is obtained. Each key frame is representative of a segment of the video content item. The key frame information for the video content item is then published such that each key frame is presented to one or more second users while the first user views the corresponding segment of the video content item.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a first peer device, key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item; and publishing, by the first peer device, the key frame information such that each key frame of the plurality of key frames of the video content item is presented to one or more second devices while a corresponding segment of the video content item is rendered by the first peer device.