Methods, apparatus, and program products for presenting replacement content instead of a portion of a recorded content

• US 20060174263A1
• Filed: 11/23/2004
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 6, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Ducheneaut, Nicolas B., Nickell, Eric S., Thornton, James D., Edwards, W. Keith
• Granted Patent: US 7,814,518 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26291 for providing content or additional data updates, e.g. updating software modules, stored at the client deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44016 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for substituting a video clip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Apparatus, methods, and program products that present replacement/additional content in conjunction with an experiential data stream by maintaining a first playback position in the experiential data stream. Detecting proximity of the first playback position to an insertion coordinate associated with the replacement/additional content, and presenting from the replacement/additional content at the insertion coordinate instead of from the experiential data stream content.

Claims

1. A computer controlled method comprising:

presenting content from an experiential data stream;

monitoring a first playback position in a time dimension of said experiential data stream on a local device for at least one local audience member;

detecting proximity of said first playback position to an insertion coordinate associated with replacement/additional content; and

presenting said replacement/additional content at said insertion coordinate instead of said experiential data stream content.

2. The computer controlled method of claim 1, further comprising resuming presentation of said experiential data stream content at a resumption coordinate within the experiential data stream at completion of the presentation of said replacement/additional content.

3. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein said replacement/additional content is an advertisement.

4. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein said replacement/additional content identifies a portion of said experiential data stream.

5. The computer controlled method of claim 1, wherein said replacement/additional content comprises content selected from the group consisting of supplemental content, parody content, comedy content, content responsive to a parental control, content responsive to the selection of an audience member, content responsive to V-chip requirements, or content responsive to program ratings.

6. The computer controlled method of claim 1, further comprising accessing said replacement/additional content from a tangible computer-usable data carrier.

7. The computer controlled method of claim 1, further comprising accessing said replacement/additional content from a provider service over a network.

8. The computer controlled method of claim 7, further comprising specifying a selection criteria for said replacement/additional content.

9. The computer controlled method of claim 8, wherein said selection criteria is at least partially responsive to a preference specified by an audience member.

10. A computer program product comprising:

a computer-usable data carrier storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform a method comprising;

presenting content from an experiential data stream;

monitoring a first playback position in a time dimension of said experiential data stream on a local device for at least one local audience member;

detecting proximity of said first playback position to an insertion coordinate associated with replacement/additional content; and

presenting said replacement/additional content at said insertion coordinate instead of said experiential data stream content.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising resuming presentation of said experiential data stream content at a resumption coordinate within the experiential data stream at completion of the presentation of said replacement/additional content.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein said replacement/additional content is an advertisement.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein said replacement/additional content identifies a portion of said experiential data stream.

14. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein said replacement/additional content comprises content selected from the group consisting of supplemental content, parody content, comedy content, content responsive to a parental control, content responsive to the selection of an audience member, content responsive to V-chip requirements, or content responsive to program ratings.

15. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising accessing said replacement/additional content from a tangible computer-usable data carrier.

16. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising accessing said replacement/additional content from a provider service over a network.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising specifying a selection criteria for said replacement/additional content.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein said selection criteria is at least partially responsive to a preference specified by an audience member.

19. An apparatus for presenting replacement/additional content with an experiential data stream to at least one local audience member, the apparatus comprising:

a first presentation logic configured to present content from said experiential data stream;

a position monitor logic configured to monitor a first playback position in a time dimension of said experiential data stream;

a proximity detector logic configured to detect proximity of said first playback position to an insertion coordinate associated with said replacement/additional content; and

a second presentation logic configured to present said replacement/additional content at said insertion coordinate instead of said experiential data stream content.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:

a completion logic configured to detect completion of the presentation of said replacement/additional content; and

a resumption logic, responsive to the completion logic, configured to resume presentation of said experiential data stream content at a resumption coordinate within the experiential data stream.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said replacement/additional content is an advertisement.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said replacement/additional content identifies a portion of said experiential data stream.

23. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said replacement/additional content comprises content selected from the group consisting of supplemental content, parody content, comedy content, content responsive to a parental control, content responsive to the selection of an audience member, content responsive to V-chip requirements, or content responsive to program ratings.

24. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising an access logic configured to access said replacement/additional content from a tangible computer-usable data carrier.

25. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising an access logic configured to access said replacement/additional content received from a provider service over a network.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising an interface configured to allow specification of a selection criteria to be provided to said provider service for selection of said replacement/additional content.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein said selection criteria is at least partially responsive to a preference specified by an audience member.