Providing content-owner control in a networked device

• US 20050041150A1
• Filed: 09/30/2004
• Published: 02/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sonic Solutions (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: InterActual Technologies Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Collart, Todd, Gewickey, Greg
• Application Number:
  US10/957,377
• Publication Number:
  US 20050041150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/565
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/764 at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42646 for reading from or writing on a non-volatile solid state storage medium, e.g. DVD, CD-ROM
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4381 Recovering the multiplex stream from a specific network, e.g. recovering MPEG packets from ATM cells transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4408 involving video stream encryption, e.g. re-encrypting a decrypted video stream for redistribution in a home network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4623 Processing of entitlement messages, e.g. ECM [Entitlement Control Message] or EMM [Entitlement Management Message] arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services H04H60/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/60 Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client , e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for accessing media content by initiating a first view providing access to at least a portion of a first content within the first view, initiating a second view providing access to a second content within the second view and preventing the second content from being accessed with the first content in the first view. Additionally, access to a third content with the first content is allowed in the first view. The apparatus includes a first view configured to provide access to a first content, a second view configured to provide access to a second content, and a graphical subsystem configured to prevent the second content from being access in the first view. In one embodiment, the first view is a media content view, and the second view is a web view.

Claims

1. A method for providing access to media content, comprising the steps of:

initiating a first mode, the first mode including programmatic content and a multimedia window defined within the programmatic content, the multimedia window for display of multimedia content;

receiving an input; and

selecting the multimedia window in response to the received input.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising initiating a second mode for the multimedia content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second mode for the multimedia content is a full screen view.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving a second input; and

returning to the first mode including the programmatic content and the multimedia window.

5. The method of claim 2 further comprising indicating the presence of additional assets.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the indication of the presence of additional assets is a graphical overlay.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the indication of the presence of additional assets is a light on a remote control.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the programmatic content further defines a control feature.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the control feature includes providing access to the internet and providing options for media content.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the control feature includes providing options for the programmatic content.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the options for the programmatic content include language options.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the control feature includes providing options for the multimedia content.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the options for the multimedia content include language options.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising downloading additional programmatic content.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising displaying the additional programmatic content.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the programmatic content is a control structure.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the programmatic content is web content.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the programmatic content comprises a markup language.

19. The method of claim 14 wherein the additional programmatic content is based upon a version of the multimedia content.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the additional programmatic content is based upon a version of the programmatic content.

21. A method for providing access to content, comprising the steps of:

outputting audio/video (AV) content stored on a portable storage medium;

monitoring for an event while outputting the AV content; and

notifying a user that content related to the AV content is available in response to receiving the event.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of generating a notification event, wherein the step of notifying is initiated by the notification event.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of notifying includes generating a graphical overlay and displaying the graphical overlay over at least a portion of a display of the video content.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of notifying includes turning on a light on a remote control.

25. The method of claim 21 further comprising displaying the content related to the AV content in response to an input signal.

26. The method of claim 21 further comprising displaying the content related to the AV content along with the video content.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the video content is displayed within a subset area defined by programmatic content.

28. The method of claim 21 wherein the content related to the AV content is programmatic content.

29. The method of claim 28 further comprising displaying the programmatic content.

30. The method of claim 28 wherein the programmatic content is a control structure.

31. The method of claim 28 wherein the programmatic content is web content.

32. The method of claim 28 wherein the programmatic content comprises a markup language.

33. The method of claim 28 wherein the programmatic content is based upon a version of the AV content.

34. A method comprising:

verifying an identification on a portable storage medium; and

controlling access to a network as a function of the verifying.

35. The method of claim 34 wherein said controlling said access comprises controlling access to a content stream from said network.

36. The method of claim 34 wherein said controlling said access comprises controlling access to multimedia content from said network.

37. The method of claim 36 wherein the controlling of said access to said multimedia content including controlling access to multimedia content.

38. The method of claim 37 further comprising:

displaying said multimedia content as a function of said controlling.

39. The method of claim 36 further comprising:

initiating a first mode in response to the controlling of said access, the first mode including programmatic content and a multimedia window defined within the programmatic content, the multimedia window for display of multimedia content;

receiving said multimedia content from said network; and

selecting the multimedia window in response to the received multimedia content.

40. The method of claim 39 further comprising initiating a second mode for the multimedia content.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the second mode for the multimedia content is a full screen view.

42. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

receiving a second input; and

returning to the first mode including the programmatic content and the multimedia window.