Accessing meta information triggers automatic buffering
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating access to meta-information simultaneous with receipt of content material, comprising a controller that is configured to:
- store a reentry point corresponding to an index to the content material corresponding to an initiation of access to the meta-information, and facilitate a subsequent receipt of the content material corresponding to the reentry point.
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Abstract
A “content re-entry” feature is provided that allows a user to return to an indicated point in a content stream, after being “distracted” by meta-information. Each time a user, or application, begins to follow a related or alternative content (a distraction path), a re-entry point in the original content stream is recorded, thereby facilitating a return to the point at which the distraction occurred. In a broadcast presentation, an access to meta-information is integrated with the storage of content material. Each time a user requests access to meta-information, a recording device is automatically activated to record the content material and to store the location of the start of the recording. When the user terminates the presentation of the meta-information, the presentation of the content material is automatically resumed at the stored location. The recording of the content material continues while the content material is being viewed, so as to provide a continuous, albeit time-shifted, presentation of the content material after the presentation is resumed. In a controllable streaming presentation, the streaming is terminated while the distraction path is being followed, then resumed at the point at which it had been terminated.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating access to meta-information simultaneous with receipt of content material, comprising
a controller that is configured to: -
store a reentry point corresponding to an index to the content material corresponding to an initiation of access to the meta-information, and facilitate a subsequent receipt of the content material corresponding to the reentry point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of facilitating access to meta-information, comprising:
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receiving a request to access the meta-information while-accessing content material, and storing a reentry value corresponding to the request, that facilitates a subsequent access to the content material corresponding to the reentry value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of facilitating purchase of items, via access to meta-information, while accessing content material, comprising:
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providing a control device that is configured to store a reentry value when the meta-information is accessed, wherein the reentry value facilitates a subsequent access to the content material at a point corresponding to the reentry value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Content material for processing by an end-user device comprising
an identification of one or more re-entry points in the content material, wherein the re-entry points facilitate a subsequent access to the content material, based on a distraction point corresponding to a user request while accessing the content material.
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