Jill C Mclaughlin

US Patent:

20130198642, Aug 1, 2013

Filed:

Mar 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/803274

Inventors:

Greg THOMSON - Mill Valley CA, US
Don AHRENS - San Francisco CA, US
Justin GRAVANTE - Audubon NJ, US
Andrew EVANS - West Chester PA, US
Jill MCLAUGHLIN - Media PA, US

Assignee:

COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484

US Classification:

715738

Abstract:

Computing devices, computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions, methods, and systems for discovering, organizing, and presenting supplemental content are disclosed. A discovery system may be used to discover an item, such as a supplemental content presentation application, which, when launched may present supplemental content to a user while the user is consuming primary content. The supplemental content presentation application may also present a timeline that users may interact with to view different portions of the supplemental content. The timeline may also be modified by adding markers along the timeline so that when a marker is selected, a particular piece of supplemental content is presented.

US Patent:

20200356228, Nov 12, 2020

Filed:

Apr 17, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/851814

Inventors:

- Philadelphia PA, US
Greg Thomson - Mill Valley CA, US
Don Ahrens - San Francisco CA, US
Justin Gravante - Audubon NJ, US
Andrew Evans - West Chester PA, US
Jill Mclaughlin - Philadelphia PA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484
H04N 21/41
H04N 21/4722
H04N 21/435
H04N 21/235
H04N 21/431
H04N 21/472
H04N 21/6547
H04N 21/845
H04N 21/4788
H04N 21/8547
H04N 21/24
H04N 21/84
H04N 21/43
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/2665
H04N 21/658
H04N 21/6587
H04N 21/258
H04N 21/47

Abstract:

Computing devices, computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions, methods, and systems for discovering, organizing, and presenting supplemental content are disclosed. A discovery system may be used to discover an item, such as a supplemental content presentation application, which, when launched may present supplemental content to a user while the user is consuming primary content. The supplemental content presentation application may also present a timeline that users may interact with to view different portions of the supplemental content. The timeline may also be modified by adding markers along the timeline so that when a marker is selected, a particular piece of supplemental content is presented.