Real-time bookmarking of streaming media assets

• US 20050183119A1
• Filed: 01/06/2005
• Published: 08/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Klaus Hofrichter, Richter A. Rafey
• Original Assignee: Klaus Hofrichter, Richter A. Rafey
• Inventors: Rafey, Richter A., Hofrichter, Klaus
• Granted Patent: US 8,191,103 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/20 Disc-shaped record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4332 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository interfaces, Database management systems or updating for information retrieval G06F16/23; details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video database G06F16/739
• 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 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4823 using a channel name

Abstract

A method for real-time bookmarking of streaming media assets is disdosed. In one embodiment, the method includes dynamically changing a presentation segment of a plurality of segments based one or more bookmark signals from a viewer.

Claims

1-26. -26. (canceled)

27. A computerized method comprising:

receiving a plurality of teasers and a plurality of media segments, the received media segments to be presented in a current presentation order;

presenting the plurality of teasers on a local display;

receiving a bookmark signal associated with a presented teaser, wherein a media segment associated with the presented teaser is marked in response to receiving the bookmark signal;

dynamically changing, in response to receiving the bookmark signal, a presentation position of the marked media segment in the current presentation order; and

presenting the plurality of media segments in the changed presentation order.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein presenting the plurality of teasers comprises presenting the plurality of teasers in an order they were received.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the current presentation order comprises the order in which the plurality of media segments were received.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as of interest.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the changed presentation order comprises presenting the marked media segment before presenting a non-marked media segment from the plurality of media segments.

32. The method of claim 27, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as not of interest.

35. The method of claim 27, wherein receiving the plurality of teasers comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

36. The method of claim 27, wherein receiving the plurality of media segments comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

37. The method of claim 27, wherein the teaser is associated with multiple media segments.

38. The method of claim 27, wherein multiple teasers are associated with multiple media segments.

33. The method of claim 33, wherein the changed presentation order comprises presenting the marked media segment after presenting a non-marked media segment from the plurality of media segments.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the changed presentation order comprises not presenting the marked media segment.

39. A machine readable medium having executable instructions to cause a processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a plurality of teasers and a plurality of media segments, the received media segments to be presented in a current presentation order;

presenting the plurality of teasers on a local display;

receiving a bookmark signal associated with a presented teaser, wherein a media segment associated with the presented teaser is marked in response to receiving the bookmark signal;

dynamically changing, in response to receiving the bookmark signal, a presentation position of the marked media segment in the current presentation order; and

presenting the plurality of media segments in the changed presentation order.

40. The machine readable medium of claim 39, wherein presenting the plurality of teasers comprises presenting the plurality of teasers in an order they were received.

41. The machine readable medium of claim 39, wherein the current presentation order comprises the order in which the plurality of media segments were received.

42. The machine readable medium of claim 39, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as of interest.

43. The machine readable medium of claim 42, wherein the changed presentation order comprises presenting the marked media segment before presenting a non-marked media segment from the plurality of media segments.

44. The machine readable medium of claim 39, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as not of interest.

45. The machine readable medium of claim 44, wherein the changed presentation order comprises presenting the marked media segment after presenting a non-marked media segment from the plurality of media segments.

46. The machine readable medium of claim 44, wherein the changed presentation order comprises not presenting the marked media segment.

47. The machine readable medium of claim 39, wherein receiving the plurality of teasers comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

48. The machine readable medium of claim 39, wherein receiving the plurality of media segments comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

49. The machine readable medium of claim 39, wherein the teaser is associated with multiple media segments.

50. The machine readable medium of claim 39, wherein multiple teasers are associated with multiple media segments.

51. An system comprising:

a disk/tuner cartridge to receive a plurality of teasers and a plurality of media segments, the received media segments to be presented in a current presentation order; and

a processor to present the plurality of teasers, wherein the disk-tuner cartridge receives a bookmark signal associated with a presented teaser, marks a media segment associated with the presented teaser in response to receiving the bookmark signal and dynamically changes, in response to receiving the bookmark signal, a presentation position of the marked media segment in the current presentation order, the plurality of media segments are presented by the processor in the changed presentation order.

52. The system of claim 51, wherein the processor presents the plurality of teasers in an order they were received.

53. The system of claim 51, wherein the current presentation order comprises the order in which the plurality of media segments were received.

54. The system of claim 51, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as of interest.

55. The system of claim 54, wherein the changed presentation order comprises presenting the marked media segment before presenting a non-marked media segment from the plurality of media segments.

56. The system of claim 51, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as not of interest.

57. The system of claim 56, wherein the changed presentation order comprises presenting the marked media segment after presenting a non-marked media segment from the plurality of media segments.

58. The system of claim 56, wherein the changed presentation order comprises not presenting the marked media segment.

59. The system of claim 51, wherein the teaser is associated with multiple media segments.

60. The system of claim 51, wherein multiple teasers are associated with multiple media segments.

61. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a plurality of teasers and a plurality of media segments, the received media segments to be presented in a current presentation order;

means for presenting the plurality of teasers on a local display;

means for receiving a bookmark signal associated with a presented teaser, wherein a media segment associated with the presented teaser is marked in response to receiving the bookmark signal;

means for dynamically changing, in response to receiving the bookmark signal, a presentation position of the marked media segment in the current presentation order; and

means for presenting the plurality of media segments in the changed presentation order.

62. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the means for presenting the plurality of teasers comprises presenting the plurality of teasers in an order they were received.

63. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the current presentation order comprises the order in which the plurality of media segments were received.

64. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as of interest.

65. The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the changed presentation order comprises presenting the marked media segment before presenting a non-marked media segment from the plurality of media segments.

66. The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as not of interest.

67. The apparatus of claim 66, wherein the changed presentation order comprises presenting the marked media segment after presenting a non-marked media segment from the plurality of media segments.

68. The apparatus of claim 66, wherein the changed presentation order comprises not presenting the marked media segment.

69. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the means for receiving the plurality of teasers comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

70. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the means for receiving the plurality of media segments comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

71. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the teaser is associated with multiple media segments.

72. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein multiple teasers are associated with multiple media segments.