System and method for reduced playback of recorded video based on video segment priority
First Claim
1. A video playback device capable of playing back a recorded television program in time-compressed mode on a display screen coupled to said video playback device, said video playback device comprising:
- a disk storage system capable of storing said recorded television program as a plurality of audio-video segments; and
a fast playback controller capable of determining a limited time period during which said recorded television program must be played back and further capable of using at least one priority value associated with each of said plurality of audio-video segments to identify selected ones of said plurality of audio-video segments capable of being sequentially played-back during said limited time period.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a video playback device for playing back a recorded television program in time-compressed mode on a display screen coupled to the video playback device. The video playback device comprises: 1) a disk storage system for storing the recorded television program as a plurality of audio-video segments; and 2) a fast playback controller for determining a limited time period during which the recorded television program must be played back and further capable of using at least one priority value associated with each of the plurality of audio-video segments to identify selected ones of the plurality of audio-video segments capable of being sequentially played-back during the limited time period.
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29 Claims
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1. A video playback device capable of playing back a recorded television program in time-compressed mode on a display screen coupled to said video playback device, said video playback device comprising:
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a disk storage system capable of storing said recorded television program as a plurality of audio-video segments; and
a fast playback controller capable of determining a limited time period during which said recorded television program must be played back and further capable of using at least one priority value associated with each of said plurality of audio-video segments to identify selected ones of said plurality of audio-video segments capable of being sequentially played-back during said limited time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of playing back a recorded television program in time-compressed mode on a display screen coupled to a video playback device, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing the recorded television program on a disk storage system as a plurality of audio-video segments; and
determining a limited time period during which the recorded television program must be played back; and
using at least one priority value associated with each of the plurality of audio-video segments to identify selected ones of the plurality of audio-video segments capable of being sequentially played-back during the limited time period. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A video playback device capable of playing back a recorded television program in time-compressed mode on a display screen coupled to said video playback device, said video playback device comprising:
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a disk storage system capable of storing said recorded television program as a plurality of audio-video segments; and
a fast playback controller capable of receiving from a viewer a first playback speed command and, in response thereto, further capable of selecting for playback ones of said plurality of audio-video segments based on priority values associated with said plurality of audio-video segments, wherein each of said selected audio-video segments has an associated priority value higher than a priority value corresponding to said first playback speed command. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a television program, said television program comprising a plurality of audio-video segments, each of said plurality of audio-video segments having at least one priority value associated therewith, wherein said at least one priority value is usable by a video playback device to which said television program is transmitted to identify selected ones of said plurality of audio-video segments capable of being sequentially played back during a viewer-determined time period.
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