System for nostalgic content links and playback

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes determining, by a processing system including a processor, that a viewer is viewing primary content for a first time; capturing, by the processing system, an emotive response of the viewer as the primary content is viewed during the first time; determining that the viewer is viewing the primary content at a subsequent time, wherein the subsequent time is later than the first time; detecting the emotive response of the viewer as the primary content is viewed during the subsequent time; retrieving external media responsive to detecting the emotive response; and displaying the external media. Other embodiments are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 determining, by a processing system including a processor, that a viewer is viewing primary content at a content delivery device for a first time;   recording, by the processing system, environmental data indicating an environmental condition of a physical environment at the first time and at a location where the viewer is viewing the primary content;   determining, by the processing system, that the viewer is viewing the primary content at a subsequent time later than the first time;   identifying, by the processing system, local content associated with the primary content, the local content comprising a content item other than the primary content that was recorded within a predetermined time range relative to the first time and stored in an archive, resulting in archived content;   retrieving, by the processing system, the archived content;   retrieving, by the processing system, the environmental data;   simulating, by the processing system using the environmental data, the environmental condition while the viewer is viewing the primary content at the subsequent time; and   displaying, by the processing system, the archived content while the viewer is viewing the primary content at the subsequent time.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the environmental condition is simulated and the archived content is displayed in an automated process not actively invoked by the viewer. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the archived content was at least in part recorded at equipment of the viewer. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 capturing, by the processing system, an emotive response of the viewer while the primary content is viewed for the first time;   detecting, by the processing system, the emotive response of the viewer as the primary content is viewed at the subsequent time; and   creating, by the processing system, a trigger responsive to the detecting the emotive response.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 retrieving, by the processing system, external media responsive to the trigger; and   displaying, by the processing system, the external media.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the simulating the environmental condition comprises adjusting a temperature, adjusting ambient lighting, adjusting a background sound level, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the archived content is displayed in an immersive alternate reality experience, wherein the alternate reality experience is a virtual reality presentation, an augmented reality presentation, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the local content further comprises interactions of the viewer with social media within the predetermined time range. 
     
     
         9 . A device comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising:   determining that a viewer is viewing primary content at a content delivery device at a first viewing time;   recording environmental data indicating an environmental condition of a physical environment at the first viewing time and at a location where the viewer is viewing the primary content;   determining that the viewer is viewing the primary content at a second viewing time later than the first viewing time;   identifying local content associated with the primary content, the local content comprising a content item other than the primary content that was recorded within a predetermined time range relative to the first viewing time and stored in an archive, resulting in archived content;   retrieving the archived content;   retrieving the environmental data;   simulating, using the environmental data, the environmental condition while the viewer is viewing the primary content at the second viewing time; and   displaying the archived content while the viewer is viewing the primary content at the second viewing time.   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the environmental condition is simulated and the archived content is displayed in an automated process not actively invoked by the viewer. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the archived content was at least in part recorded at equipment of the viewer. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 capturing an emotive response of the viewer while the primary content is viewed at the first viewing time;   detecting the emotive response of the viewer as the primary content is viewed at the second viewing time; and   creating a trigger responsive to the detecting the emotive response.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving external media responsive to the trigger; and   displaying the external media.   
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the archived content is displayed in an immersive alternate reality experience, wherein the alternate reality experience is a virtual reality presentation, an augmented reality presentation, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
 determining that a viewer is viewing primary content at a content delivery device at a first viewing time;   recording environmental data indicating an environmental condition of an environment at the first viewing time and at a physical location where the viewer is viewing the primary content;   determining that the viewer is viewing the primary content at a second viewing time later than the first viewing time;   identifying local content associated with the primary content, the local content comprising a content item other than the primary content that was recorded within a predetermined time range relative to the first viewing time and stored in an archive, resulting in archived content;   retrieving the archived content;   retrieving the environmental data;   simulating, using the environmental data, the environmental condition while the viewer is viewing the primary content at the second viewing time; and   displaying the archived content while the viewer is viewing the primary content at the second viewing time.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the environmental condition is simulated and the archived content is displayed in an automated process not actively invoked by the viewer. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the archived content was at least in part recorded at equipment of the viewer. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 capturing an emotive response of the viewer while the primary content is viewed for the first time;   detecting the emotive response of the viewer as the primary content is viewed at the subsequent time; and   creating a trigger responsive to the detecting the emotive response.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving external media responsive to the trigger; and   displaying the external media.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the archived content is displayed in an immersive alternate reality experience, wherein the alternate reality experience is a virtual reality presentation, an augmented reality presentation, or a combination thereof.