Media playing system and process
First Claim
1. A system for playing recorded content on a DVD player having a DVD player controller configured to select from a plurality of content items stored on a DVD storage medium and play selected content items, the system comprising:
- a DVD storage medium storing a plurality of content items that may be played in a plurality of possible different sequences; and
program software for controlling the DVD controller to select by pseudo random selection at least one sequence of the stored content items from a plurality of possible different sequences of the stored content items.
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Abstract
A system and method of playing recorded content on a DVD player employs software instructions on a DVD storage medium to control a DVD-Video player to make pseudo-random selections of content items from the DVD storage medium. Each content item may include an individual video sequence or a string of video sequences. Each content item is associated with a respective identification codes, such that each content item is associated with a corresponding identification code that is different from the identification codes of other content items. The DVD player controller is controlled to select, by pseudo-random selection or generation, at least one of the identification codes from the plurality of identification codes. The DVD player controller may be controlled to perform that pseudo-random selection or generation with software stored on (and read from) the DVD storage medium.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for playing recorded content on a DVD player having a DVD player controller configured to select from a plurality of content items stored on a DVD storage medium and play selected content items, the system comprising:
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a DVD storage medium storing a plurality of content items that may be played in a plurality of possible different sequences; and
program software for controlling the DVD controller to select by pseudo random selection at least one sequence of the stored content items from a plurality of possible different sequences of the stored content items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of playing recorded content on a DVD player having a DVD player controller configured to select from a plurality of content items stored on a DVD storage medium and play selected content items, the method comprising
storing, on a DVD storage medium, a plurality of strings of content items; -
associating the plurality of strings of content items with a corresponding plurality of identification codes such that each string of content items is associated with a corresponding identification code that is different from the identification codes of other strings of content items;
controlling DVD player controller to select by pseudo-random selection, at least one of the identification codes from the plurality of identification codes;
storing each selected identification code in DVD player memory; and
playing the string of content items corresponding to each selected identification code. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for playing recorded content on a media player having a media player controller configured to select from a plurality of content items stored on a content storage medium and play selected content items, the system comprising:
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a content storage medium storing a plurality of content items, each content item having an associated identification code;
the content storage medium further storing a plurality of different sequences of identification codes;
program software for controlling the media controller to select by pseudo random selection, at least one sequence of identification codes from the plurality of different sequences.
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19. A method of playing recorded content on a DVD player having a DVD player controller configured to select from a plurality of content items stored on a DVD storage medium and play selected content items, the method comprising:
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storing, on a DVD storage medium, a plurality of content items that may be played in a plurality of possible different sequences; and
controlling the DVD controller with program software to select by pseudo random selection at least one sequence of the stored content items from a plurality of possible different sequences of the stored content items. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A system for playing recorded content on a DVD player having a DVD player controller configured to select from a plurality of content items stored on a DVD storage medium and play selected content items, the system comprising:
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a DVD storage medium storing a plurality of content items that may be played in a plurality of possible different sequences;
program software for controlling the DVD controller to select by pseudo random selection at least one sequence of the stored content items from a plurality of possible different sequences of the stored content items; and
at least one physical object;
wherein the function of the at least one physical object is associated with the selected content items. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of playing recorded content on a DVD player having a DVD player controller configured to select from a plurality of content items stored on a DVD storage medium and play selected content items, the method comprising:
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storing, on a DVD storage medium, a plurality of content items that may be played in a plurality of possible different sequences;
controlling the DVD controller with program software to select by pseudo random selection at least one sequence of the stored content items from a plurality of possible different sequences of the stored content items; and
associating the function of at least one physical object with the selected content items. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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