System for transmitting information from a streamed program to external devices and media
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Abstract
A method for selecting a section from a streamed broadcast program is disclosed. The method includes receiving a streamed broadcast program, rendering the received streamed broadcast program on a display, selecting a section from the received streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display, and producing an indication signal which enables identification of the section based on a time at which selection of the section was carried out with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.
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155 Claims
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75. A method for selecting a section from a streamed broadcast program, the method comprising:
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performing the following at a first location;
receiving a streamed broadcast program;
rendering the received streamed broadcast program on a display;
selecting a section from the received streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display;
producing an indication signal which enables identification of the section based on a time at which selection of the section was carried out with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display; and
transmitting the indication signal to a second location remote from the first location, thereby enabling, at the second location, identification of the section and further processing thereof. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137)
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138. A method for selecting a section from a streamed broadcast program, the method comprising:
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receiving a streamed broadcast program;
rendering the received streamed broadcast program on a display;
selecting a section from the received streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display; and
producing, at one of a headend and a voice response system, an indication signal which enables identification of the section based on a time at which selection of the section was carried out with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display.
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139. A method for obtaining at an external device a representation of a section, which section is obtained from a streamed broadcast program rendered on a display, the method comprising:
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selecting at a first location, in a snapshot selection mode, a section from the streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display;
identifying, at a second location remote from the first location, the section based on a time at which the section was snapshot-selected at the first location with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display; and
transmitting, from the second location, a representation of the section to the external device. - View Dependent Claims (140, 141)
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142. A method for preparing a streamed program in a format suitable for transmission of discrete sections, the method comprising:
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decoding a streamed program into a plurality of discrete sections;
associating, in synchronization, a UID with each discrete section in the plurality of discrete sections; and
enabling storage and retrieval of each of the plurality of discrete sections through reference to a UID. - View Dependent Claims (143, 144, 145, 146, 147)
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148. Apparatus for selecting a section from a streamed broadcast program, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiving and rendering device receiving a streamed broadcast program and rendering the received streamed broadcast program on a display;
a user selection unit enabling selection of a section from the received streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display;
a controller producing an indication signal which enables identification of the section based on a time at which selection of the section was carried out with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display; and
a transmitting unit transmitting the indication signal to a remote location thereby enabling, at the remote location, identification of the section and further processing thereof.
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149. A system for selecting a section from a streamed broadcast program, the system comprising:
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at a first location;
a receiving and rendering device receiving a streamed broadcast program and rendering the received streamed broadcast program on a display; and
a user selection unit enabling selection of a section from the received streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display; and
at a second location remote from the first location;
a controller producing an indication signal which enables identification of the section based on a time at which selection of the section was carried out with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display.
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150. A system for transmitting a representation of a section, which section is obtained from a streamed broadcast program rendered on a display, the system comprising:
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at a first location;
a user selection unit enabling selection, in a snapshot selection mode, of a section from the streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display; and
at a second location remote from the first location;
an identifier unit identifying the section based on a time at which the section was snapshot-selected at the first location with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display; and
a transmitting unit transmitting a representation of the section to an external device.
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151. Apparatus for preparing a streamed program in a format suitable for transmission of discrete sections, the apparatus comprising:
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a decoder decoding a streamed program into a plurality of discrete sections;
a unique identification (UID) control unit associating, in synchronization, a UID with each discrete section in the plurality of discrete sections; and
a database interface enabling storage in a section database and retrieval from the section database of each of the plurality of discrete sections through reference to a UID.
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152. Apparatus for selecting a section from a streamed broadcast program, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a streamed broadcast program and for rendering the received streamed broadcast program on a display;
means for enabling selection of a section from the received streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display;
means for producing an indication signal which enables identification of the section based on a time at which selection of the section was carried out with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display; and
means for transmitting the indication signal to a remote location thereby enabling, at the remote location, identification of the section and further processing thereof.
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153. A system for selecting a section from a streamed broadcast program, the system comprising:
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at a first location;
means for receiving a streamed broadcast program and for rendering the received streamed broadcast program on a display; and
means for enabling selection of a section from the received streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display; and
at a second location remote from the first location;
means for producing an indication signal which enables identification of the section based on a time at which selection of the section was carried out with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display.
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154. A system for transmitting a representation of a section, which section is obtained from a streamed broadcast program rendered on a display, the system comprising:
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at a first location;
means for enabling selection, in a snapshot selection mode, of a section from the streamed broadcast program substantially when the section is rendered on the display; and
at a second location remote from the first location;
means for identifying the section based on a time at which the section was snapshot-selected at the first location with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display; and
means for transmitting a representation of the section to an external device.
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155. Apparatus for preparing a streamed program in a format suitable for transmission of discrete sections, the apparatus comprising:
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means for decoding a streamed program into a plurality of discrete sections;
means for associating, in synchronization, a unique identification (UID) with each discrete section in the plurality of discrete sections; and
means for enabling storage in a section database and for enabling retrieval from the section database of each of the plurality of discrete sections through reference to a UID.
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