Filemarking pre-existing media files using location tags
First Claim
1. A method for rendering a media file comprising:
- receiving, while rendering a media file, a first command interrupting the rendering at an interruption location in the media file prior to the complete rendering of the media file;
creating interruption metadata associated with the media file identifying the interruption location;
receiving from the user a second command to render the media file; and
rendering the media file from about the interruption location in the media file.
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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 for rendering a media file comprising:
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receiving, while rendering a media file, a first command interrupting the rendering at an interruption location in the media file prior to the complete rendering of the media file;
creating interruption metadata associated with the media file identifying the interruption location;
receiving from the user a second command to render the media file; and
rendering the media file from about the interruption location in the media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of filemarking a pre-existing media file comprising:
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receiving a filemark command from a user to associate a filemark with a location in the pre-existing media file;
creating filemark metadata associated with the media file identifying the location;
receiving from the user a render command to render the media file from the location associated with the filemark information; and
rendering media data of the media file beginning at about the location in the media file associated with the filemark. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for rendering a media file comprising:
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a rendering device;
metadata identifying a location in an associated media file, the metadata not part of the media file;
a user interface displayed on the rendering device in response to a user command, the user interface allowing the user to initiate rendering of the associated media file from the location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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