Apparatus, systems and methods for song play using a media device having a buffer
First Claim
1. A method for presentation control of media content, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a media device, a broadcasting media content stream containing the media content;
storing the received media content in a program buffer of the media device, wherein the program buffer temporarily stores the received media content;
communicating the media content stored in the program buffer from the media device to a media presentation device, wherein the media content is presented to a user;
analyzing one of the currently presenting media content and electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify one of a first characteristic and a second characteristic of the currently presenting media content, wherein the first characteristic is associated with audio/visual content and the second characteristic is associated with audio-only content;
determining, based on the identified one of the first characteristic and the second characteristic, whether the currently presenting media content provides audio/visual content or provides audio-only content, wherein the audio-only content is a series of a plurality of songs in the received media content; and
receiving a command from a remote control that is being used by the user, wherein the command is received after determining whether the currently presenting media content provides audio/visual content or audio-only content, wherein the command is initiated in response to the user actuation of a predefined controller of the remote control, wherein the predefined controller is one of a plurality of predefined controllers of the remote control, wherein the predefined controller is concurrently assigned with a first function that controls presentation of only the audio/visual content and a second function that controls presentation of only the audio-only content, and wherein the other ones of the predefined controllers are each concurrently assigned a first unique function that controls presentation of only the audio/visual content and a second unique function that controls presentation of only the audio-only content;
wherein presentation of the currently presenting media content is controlled using the first function in response to receiving the command from the remote control when the media device has determined that the currently presenting media content provides audio/visual content,wherein presentation of the currently presenting media content is controlled using the second function in response to receiving the command from the remote control when the media device has determined that the currently presenting media content provides audio-only content, andwherein the first function that controls presentation of audio/visual content is different from the second function that controls presentation of audio-only content.
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Abstract
Systems and methods control presentation of audio-only content that is broadcast to a media device. An exemplary embodiment receives media content that is currently received in a channel of a broadcasted media content stream; determines whether the currently received channel is a type of channel that provides audio/visual content or a type of channel that provides audio-only content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio/visual content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio/visual content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio-only content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio-only content, wherein the at least one audio/visual content control function is different from the at least one audio-only content control function.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for presentation control of media content, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a media device, a broadcasting media content stream containing the media content; storing the received media content in a program buffer of the media device, wherein the program buffer temporarily stores the received media content; communicating the media content stored in the program buffer from the media device to a media presentation device, wherein the media content is presented to a user; analyzing one of the currently presenting media content and electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify one of a first characteristic and a second characteristic of the currently presenting media content, wherein the first characteristic is associated with audio/visual content and the second characteristic is associated with audio-only content; determining, based on the identified one of the first characteristic and the second characteristic, whether the currently presenting media content provides audio/visual content or provides audio-only content, wherein the audio-only content is a series of a plurality of songs in the received media content; and receiving a command from a remote control that is being used by the user, wherein the command is received after determining whether the currently presenting media content provides audio/visual content or audio-only content, wherein the command is initiated in response to the user actuation of a predefined controller of the remote control, wherein the predefined controller is one of a plurality of predefined controllers of the remote control, wherein the predefined controller is concurrently assigned with a first function that controls presentation of only the audio/visual content and a second function that controls presentation of only the audio-only content, and wherein the other ones of the predefined controllers are each concurrently assigned a first unique function that controls presentation of only the audio/visual content and a second unique function that controls presentation of only the audio-only content; wherein presentation of the currently presenting media content is controlled using the first function in response to receiving the command from the remote control when the media device has determined that the currently presenting media content provides audio/visual content, wherein presentation of the currently presenting media content is controlled using the second function in response to receiving the command from the remote control when the media device has determined that the currently presenting media content provides audio-only content, and wherein the first function that controls presentation of audio/visual content is different from the second function that controls presentation of audio-only content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A media device that controls presentation of media content, comprising:
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a tuner that receives a broadcasting media content stream containing the media content; a program buffer that temporarily stores the received media content; a processor system that; accesses the media content stored in the program buffer; communicates the accessed media content to a media presentation device such that the communicated media content is currently presented to a user; analyzes one of the currently presenting media content and electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify one of a first characteristic and a second characteristic of the currently presenting media content determines, based on the identified one of the first characteristic and the second characteristic, whether the currently presenting media content provides audio/visual content or provides audio-only content, wherein the audio-only content is a series of a plurality of songs in the currently presenting media content; a remote interface that receives a command from a remote control that is being used by the user, wherein the command is received after determining whether the currently presenting media content provides audio/visual content or audio-only content, and wherein the command is initiated in response to the user actuation of a predefined controller of the remote control, wherein the predefined controller is one of a plurality of predefined controllers of the remote control, wherein the predefined controller is concurrently assigned with a first function that controls presentation of only the audio/visual content and a second function that controls presentation of only the audio-only content, and wherein the other ones of the predefined controllers are each concurrently assigned with a first unique function that controls presentation of only the audio/visual content and a second unique function that controls presentation of only the audio-only content; wherein after the command is received, the processor system is further operable to; control presentation of the currently presenting media content by performing the first function on the media content residing in the program buffer in response to determining that the media content provides audio/visual content; and control presentation of the currently presenting media content by performing the second function on the media content residing in the program buffer in response to determining that the media content provides audio-only content, wherein the first function that controls presentation of audio/visual content is different from the second function that controls presentation of audio-only content, and wherein the first function is inoperable to control presentation of the audio-only content, and wherein the second function is inoperable to control presentation of the audio/visual content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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