User created video bookmarks

• US 20040223737A1
• Filed: 05/07/2003
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Johnson, Carolyn Rae
• Application Number:
  US10/430,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20040223737A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/68
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/216 Rewritable discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2512 Floppy disks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction

Abstract

There is provided a method for marking video in a video recording system. A user input is received that specifies a location in a video stream for future reference. A video bookmark is generated to correspond to the specified location.

Claims

1. A method for marking video in a video recording system, comprising the steps of:

receiving a user input that specifies a location in a video stream for future reference; and

generating a video bookmark to correspond to the specified location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the video bookmark.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of specifying a default name for the video bookmark.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a user with a capability to at least one of name and rename the video bookmark.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

including the video bookmark in a list of video bookmarks stored in the video recording system; and

displaying the list of video bookmarks to a user.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of providing the user with a capability to display the list of video bookmarks in accordance with at least one category specified by the user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one category comprises at least one of video bookmark names and program names that correspond to the video bookmarks.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input is a pause command, and the method further comprises the step of receiving another user input to create the video bookmark at the location specified by the pause command.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input is a dedicated request, irrespective of a pause command, for the video bookmark to be created.

10. An apparatus for marking video in a video recording system, comprising:

a user input device for receiving a user input that specifies a location in a video stream for future reference; and

a video bookmark manager for generating a video bookmark to correspond to the specified location.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a memory device for storing the video bookmark.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said video bookmark manager automatically specifies a default name for the video bookmark.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said video bookmark manager is configured to process user inputs corresponding to at least one of naming and renaming the video bookmark.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said video bookmark manager automatically includes the video bookmark in a list of video bookmarks stored in the video recording system, and said apparatus further comprises a display (120) for displaying the list of video bookmarks to a user.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said video bookmark manager sorts the list of video bookmarks in accordance with at least one category specified by the user.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one category comprises at least one of video bookmark names and program names that correspond to the video bookmarks.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the user input is a pause command, and said video bookmark manager is adapted to process another user input to create the video bookmark at the location specified by the pause command.

18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the user input is a dedicated request, irrespective of a pause command, for the video bookmark to be created.

19. A method for marking video in a video recording system, comprising the steps of:

receiving a pause command for pausing the video during playback;

providing a user with an option to create a video bookmark at a location corresponding to the pause command;

receiving another user input for the video bookmark to be created at the corresponding location; and

generating the video bookmark for the corresponding location.