VCR manipulation of broadcast digital content

• US 20040062526A1
• Filed: 10/01/2002
• Published: 04/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: iBiquity Digital Corporation (Xperi Inc.)
• Original Assignee: iBiquity Digital Corporation (Xperi Inc.)
• Inventors: Walsh, Patrick, Syed, Majid
• Application Number:
  US10/261,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20040062526A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/83
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape

Abstract

“VCR Manipulation of Broadcast Digital Content” Including start of content and end of content indicators in the broadcast data provides for early identification and clean storage and manipulation of broadcast digital content. Thus, a receiver is able to identity a state change (e.g., start of a song or end of a song) and use this information for storing the broadcast content in its entirety. Furthermore, a user is also able to perform VCR-like functions (e.g., like rewind, fast-forward, pause, play) on the broadcast data. TITLE:

Claims

1. A system for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving digital broadcast data, said system comprising:

a receiver receiving digital broadcast data, said digital broadcast data comprising one or more segments, each of said segments comprising at least a start of content indicator, data content, and end of content indicator,

one or more storage units capable of storing said received digital broadcast data;

an interface operatively linked to said receiver rendering said stored digital broadcast data, and

said receiver identifying said start or stop of content indicator and triggering said storage units to begin or end storage of data content associated with a segment, and said interface accessing said storage for said stored segment and performing VCR-like functions on said segment.

2. A system for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving data, as per claim 1, wherein said receiver is a digital audio broadcast receiver and said segments are song segments.

3. A system for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving data, as per claim 1, wherein said VCR-like functions are any of the following:

rewind, pause, fast forward, or forward to current time shifted content.

4. A system for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving data, as per claim 1, wherein said interface is a combination of an aural and graphical user interface.

5. A system for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving data, as per claim 1, wherein said identification of start or stop indicators is done via a state change tracker.

6. A method for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving digital broadcast data, said method comprising:

(i) receiving said digital broadcast data;

(ii) receiving at least a start of content indicator;

(iii) triggering one or more storage units to start storing digital broadcast data;

(iv) rendering said stored digital broadcast data via an interface;

(v) receiving instructions for performing VCR-like functions on said stored digital broadcast data;

(vi) executing said received instructions for performing VCR-like functions on said stored digital broadcast data;

(vii) receiving at least a stop of content indicator, and

(viii) triggering one or more storage units to stop storing digital broadcast data.

7. A method for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving digital broadcast data, as per claim 6, wherein said VCR-like functions are any of the following:

rewind, pause, fast forward, or forward to current time shifted content.

8. A method for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving digital broadcast data, as per claim 6, wherein said interface is a combination of an aural and graphical user interface.

9. A method for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving digital broadcast data, as per claim 6, wherein said segments are song segments.

10. A method for identifying start and stop of song indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving songs, said method comprising:

(i) receiving digitally broadcast audio data;

(ii) receiving at least a start of song indicator;

(iii) triggering one or more storage units to start storing said song;

(iv) rendering said stored song via an interface;

(v) receiving instructions for performing VCR-like functions on said stored song;

(vi) receiving at least a stop of song indicator, and

(vii) triggering one or more storage units to stop storing said song.

11. A method for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving data, as per claim 10, wherein said VCR-like functions are any of the following:

rewind, pause, fast forward, or forward to current time shifted content.

12. A method for identifying start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving data, as per claim 10, wherein said interface is a combination of aural and graphical user interface.

13. An article of manufacture comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein which identifies start and stop indicators and using said indicators for cleanly storing and retrieving digital broadcast data, said article comprising:

(i) computer readable program code receiving said digital broadcast data;

(ii) computer readable program code receiving at least a start of content indicator;

(iii) computer readable program code triggering one or more storage units to start storing said digital broadcast data;

(iv) computer readable program code rendering via an interface said stored digital broadcast data;

(v) computer readable program code receiving inputs from an interface for performing VCR-like functions on said stored digital broadcast data.

(vi) computer readable program code receiving a stop of content indicator, and

(vii) computer readable program code triggering one or more storage units to stop storing said digital broadcast data.