Method and apparatus for providing content-owner control in a networked device

• US 20060112336A1
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Published: 05/25/2006
• 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:
  US11/324,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20060112336A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• 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

An apparatus and methods for providing content-owner control in a device is optionally networked. A method for accessing media content has steps of 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. An 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 variation, the first view is a media content view, and the second view is a web view.

Claims

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

collecting content state information;

receiving an input for control over the access to content, where the input defines more than one control operation;

determining a first control operation to implement the input based on the content state information;

implementing the first control operation when the content is in a first state;

determining a second control operation to implement when the content is in a second state; and

implementing the second control operation when the content is in the second state.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first state exists when the content is in play mode, and the second state exists when the content is embedded within additional content.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first control operation is a selection of a selectable control option within the content, and the second control operation is selecting a selectable control option that is not within the context.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein:

the second control operation is selecting the content that is embedded within additional content; and

displaying the content in full screen.

5. A method for controlling access to content, comprising the steps of:

receiving an input for control over the access to content, where the input defines more than one control operation;

determining which of a plurality of views is currently active;

determining a first control operation to implement the input based on the active view;

implementing the first control operation when a first view is active;

determining a second control operation to implement when a second view is active; and

implementing the second control operation when the second view is active.