Method and apparatus for accessing medium interactive feature data and controlling a medium player
First Claim
1. A method of accessing interactive feature data with an auxiliary display device that controls a medium player, the interactive feature data being stored on an insertably-removable data storage medium which is inserted in the medium player, the medium player being in communication with a screen device, the data storage medium also having video data stored thereon which is viewed on the screen device when the data storage medium is played by the medium player, the method comprising:
- (a) copying the interactive feature data from the data storage medium to at least one memory location external to the data storage medium; and
(b) viewing the interactive feature data on the auxiliary display device while only the video data is viewed on the screen device, the viewed interactive feature data being accessed from the external memory location.
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Abstract
Interactive feature data is accessed with an auxiliary display device that controls a medium player (e.g., DVD player). The interactive feature data is stored on an insertably-removable data storage medium which is inserted in the medium player. The data storage medium also has video data stored thereon which is viewed on a screen device when the data storage medium is played by the medium player. In one embodiment, the interactive feature data is copied from the data storage medium to at least one memory location external to the data storage medium and is viewed on the auxiliary display device while only the video data is viewed on the screen device. In another embodiment, the medium player is controlled by accessing a website on the Internet which instructs the auxiliary display device to send commands to the medium player when command links presented on a webpage of the website are selected.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of accessing interactive feature data with an auxiliary display device that controls a medium player, the interactive feature data being stored on an insertably-removable data storage medium which is inserted in the medium player, the medium player being in communication with a screen device, the data storage medium also having video data stored thereon which is viewed on the screen device when the data storage medium is played by the medium player, the method comprising:
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(a) copying the interactive feature data from the data storage medium to at least one memory location external to the data storage medium; and
(b) viewing the interactive feature data on the auxiliary display device while only the video data is viewed on the screen device, the viewed interactive feature data being accessed from the external memory location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling a medium player with an auxiliary display device, the medium player having inserted therein an insertably-removable data storage medium, the method comprising the auxiliary display device:
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(a) displaying a predetermined Internet website having a webpage with command links embedded therein;
(b) selecting one of the command links;
(c) receiving from the website a first control signal associated with the selected command link; and
(d) in response to receiving the first control signal, sending a second control signal to the medium player to perform a function associated with the selected command link. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A medium player for processing interactive feature data stored on a plurality insertably-removable data storage mediums which are inserted in the medium player one at a time and played, the medium player being in communication with a screen device, each of the data storage mediums also having video data stored thereon which is viewed on the screen device when the data storage medium is played by the medium player, the medium player comprising:
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(a) means for selectively extracting only the interactive feature data from each of the storage mediums; and
(b) a plurality of memory locations external to the storage mediums, the memory locations being used to store only the interactive feature data from each of the data storage mediums, wherein the memory location associated with the storage medium that is currently being played by the medium player is remotely accessed by an auxiliary display device without interrupting the viewing of the video data on the screen device. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A medium player for processing interactive feature data stored on a plurality insertably-removable data storage mediums which are inserted in the medium player one at a time and played, the medium player being in communication with a screen device and a plurality of memory locations external to the storage mediums, each of the data storage mediums also having video data stored thereon which is viewed on the screen device when the data storage medium is played by the medium player, the medium player comprising:
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(a) means for selectively extracting only the interactive feature data from each of the storage mediums, processing the interactive feature data and sending the processed interactive feature data to the respective external memory locations for storage; and
(b) means for sending an information signal to an auxiliary display device that remotely accesses the memory location associated with the storage medium that is currently being played by the medium player without interrupting the viewing of the video data on the screen device. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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