Using location tags to render tagged portions of media files
First Claim
1. A method of rendering a portion of media data within a media file, the portion excluding at least some of the media data within the media file and the method comprising:
- accessing a portion definition associated with the media file, the portion definition identifying the portion of media data within the media file to be rendered;
accessing the media file; and
in response to a command to render the media file in accordance with the portion definition, rendering by the rendering device only the portion of media data.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for identifying discrete locations and/or sections within a pre-existing media file without modifying the media file. The discrete locations and/or sections can be associated with one or more user-selected descriptors. The system and method allows for the identifying information to be communicated to consumers of the media file and the media file to be selectively rendered by the consumer using the identifying information, thus allowing a consumer to render only the portion of the media file identified or render from a given discrete location in the media file. In an embodiment, the system and method can be performed without modifying the media file itself and thus no derivative work is created.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of rendering a portion of media data within a media file, the portion excluding at least some of the media data within the media file and the method comprising:
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accessing a portion definition associated with the media file, the portion definition identifying the portion of media data within the media file to be rendered;
accessing the media file; and
in response to a command to render the media file in accordance with the portion definition, rendering by the rendering device only the portion of media data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for rendering a portion of media data within a media file, the portion excluding at least some of the media data within the media file and the computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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accessing a portion definition associated with the media file, the portion definition identifying the portion of media data within the media file to be rendered;
accessing the media file; and
in response to a command to render the media file in accordance with the portion definition, rendering by the rendering device only the portion of media data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for rendering only a portion of media data within a media file, the portion excluding at least some of the media data within the media file and the system comprising:
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the media file;
a portion definition associated with the media file, the portion definition identifying the portion of media data within the media file to be rendered; and
a rendering device adapted to render media files and further adapted to interpret portion definitions and render only the portion of media data within the associated media file identified by the portion definition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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