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Abstract

Methods and systems provide techniques for managing media streaming and content distribution and management using time-based metadata. A video segment may include a gate with associated content that is accessible conditioned on consumption of the gate. The manner in which the gate manages access to the associated content may be defined according to rules and syntactical elements. For example, a gate may be unlocked or collapsed. An unlocked gate allows a user to skip the gate and access the gated content. A collapsed gate is automatically skipped. A gate may become locked or un-collapsed. Various commands, including fast forward, rewind, jump forward, and jump backward may respond to a gate based on its locked or collapsed status. Embodiments also provide pooling of gates and selection of a subset of gates for playing.

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