Collectively managing media bookmarks
First Claim
1. A method for managing a plurality of media bookmarks, comprising:
- uploading, from at least one media system from among a plurality of media systems, at least one user specified bookmark designating a particular play location within a particular media item from among a plurality of media items; and
downloading, to at least one media system, said at least one user specified bookmark for said particular media item, such that at least one searchable playback location within said particular media item is specified by said particular play location within said at least one user specified bookmark.
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Abstract
A method, system, and program are provided for collectively managing media bookmarks. A bookmark management system uploads user specified bookmarks designating play locations with media items from media systems and stores the bookmarks in a searchable database. The bookmark management system stores bookmarks in the searchable database according to at least one bookmark attribute. Media systems may search the searchable database of the bookmark management system according bookmark attributes and request downloads of the stored bookmarks. The bookmark management system downloads selected bookmarks to requesting media system, wherein the requesting media system enables play of a media item associated with the downloaded bookmarks from the searchable playback locations specified in the bookmarks.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing a plurality of media bookmarks, comprising:
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uploading, from at least one media system from among a plurality of media systems, at least one user specified bookmark designating a particular play location within a particular media item from among a plurality of media items; and downloading, to at least one media system, said at least one user specified bookmark for said particular media item, such that at least one searchable playback location within said particular media item is specified by said particular play location within said at least one user specified bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing a plurality of media bookmarks, comprising:
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at least one computer system communicatively connected to a plurality of media systems for facilitating playback of digital media; said at least one computer system for uploading from a first one of said plurality of media systems at least one user specified bookmark designating at least one playable location within at least one media items from among a plurality of media items; said at least one computer system for storing said uploaded user specified bookmark for said media item in a searchable database of a plurality of media bookmarks; and said at least one computer system for downloading said at least one user specified bookmark for said media item to at least one other of said plurality of media systems via said network, such that said at least one user specified bookmark specifies a searchable location during playback of said media item at said at least one other of said plurality of media systems. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for managing playback of a media item from a bookmark location, comprising:
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at least one computer system communicatively connected to at least one bookmark management system for managing uploading and downloading of user specified bookmarks; said at least one computer system for enabling a user to create at least one bookmark designating at least one playable location within a particular media item and at least one characteristic of said playable location marked specified by said user; said at least one computer system for uploading said at least one bookmark to said at least one bookmark management system for enabling other users at other computer systems communicatively connected to said bookmark management system to search for said at least one bookmark by at least one of a title of said particular media item and said at least one characteristic specified by said user and download said at least one bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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