Distribution and interface for multimedia content and associated context

• US 20070156853A1
• Filed: 01/03/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Navvo Group LLC
• Original Assignee: The Navvo Group LLC
• Inventors: Golden, John, Moberg, John, Narum, Amy, Fenn, Wade, Hipp, George, Baker, Lori, Tell, Jason, Ball, Don
• Application Number:
  US11/325,272
• Publication Number:
  US 20070156853A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• 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 21/4886 for displaying a ticker, e.g. scrolling banner for news, stock exchange, weather data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/16 Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems

Abstract

Systems, apparatus and methods for distribution and interface for multimedia content and associated context are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an input from a user for multimedia content through a multimedia device. The method includes transmitting the input to a multimedia content provider. The method also includes receiving a result of the input for multimedia content from the multimedia content provider, into the multimedia device. The method includes receiving a context for the result that includes identification of other multimedia content that can be retrieved, into the multimedia device. The method also includes displaying the result and the context together on a display of the multimedia device.

Claims

13. A method comprising:

receiving a voice command for distribution of multimedia content to a multimedia receiver in one of a number of zones, through one of multiple modes of interaction of a multimedia controller;

transmitting the voice command for the multimedia content to a multimedia content provider;

receiving an indication that the multimedia content was distributed to the multimedia receiver;

receiving a context for the multimedia content; and

displaying an identification of the multimedia content and the context on a display of the multimedia controller.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving the voice command comprises receiving a voice command for distribution of multimedia content that is not adjacent to multimedia content that was previously distributed in a mapping among multimedia content.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein displaying the identification of the multimedia content and the context comprises displaying the identification of the multimedia content and the context in a tabbed graphical user interface.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving the context comprises receiving a next higher level and a next lower level relative to the multimedia content in a mapping.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the next higher level is a higher level in a tree structure and the next lower level is a lower level in the tree structure.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the multimedia content distributed comprises a voice output for one of a number of types of multimedia content, wherein the voice output includes a voice that is unique relative to voices of voice output for the other of the number of types of multimedia content.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving the voice command comprises recording a voice command, wherein recording comprises a time period prior to an indication to a user that the multimedia controller is prepared for recording.

20-1. The machine-readable medium of claim 20, wherein receiving the input from the user for multimedia content comprises receiving a voice input from the user through a microphone of a multimedia controller.

21. The machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein receiving the voice input from the user comprises receiving a voice input for a result that is not a next level above or a next level below a previous result.

27. A machine-readable medium including instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a voice command for distribution of multimedia content to a multimedia receiver in one of a number of zones, through one of multiple modes of interaction of a multimedia controller;

transmitting the voice command for the multimedia content to a multimedia content provider;

receiving an indication that the multimedia content was distributed to the multimedia receiver;

receiving a context for the multimedia content; and

displaying an identification of the multimedia content and the context on a display of the multimedia controller.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein receiving the voice command comprises receiving a voice command for distribution of multimedia content that is not adjacent to multimedia content that was previously distributed in a mapping among multimedia content.

29. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein displaying the identification of the multimedia content and the context comprises displaying the identification of the multimedia content and the context in a tabbed graphical user interface.

30. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein receiving the context comprises receiving a next higher level and a next lower level relative to the multimedia content in a mapping.

31. The machine-readable medium of claim 30, wherein the next higher level is a higher level in a tree structure and the next lower level is a lower level in the tree structure.

32. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein receiving the voice command comprises recording a voice command, wherein recording comprises a time period prior to an indication to a user that the multimedia controller is prepared for recording.