Multimedia Presentation Resumption within an Environment of Multiple Presentation Systems
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1. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising:
- generating a “
bookmark”
at a point during a presentation of a multimedia program;
associating one or more properties with the bookmark, wherein such properties comprise more than just the identity of the multimedia content and point of bookmark within that presentation;
storing the bookmark with its one or more properties.
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Abstract
With at least one implementation described herein, one or more viewers are able to watch the same source multimedia content at multiple locations within an environment (e.g., a household). With at least one implementation described herein, a viewer is able to resume watching such content at a new location (or “locus”) from the point that she bookmarked the content at an original location. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
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1. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising:
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generating a “
bookmark”
at a point during a presentation of a multimedia program;associating one or more properties with the bookmark, wherein such properties comprise more than just the identity of the multimedia content and point of bookmark within that presentation; storing the bookmark with its one or more properties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising:
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a means for generating a “
bookmark”
at a point during a presentation of a multimedia program;a means for associating one or more properties with the bookmark, wherein such properties comprise more than just the identity of the multimedia content and point of bookmark within that presentation; a means for storing the bookmark with its one or more properties
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12. A method comprising:
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bookmarking one or more points within a multimedia program'"'"'s presentation; storing the one or more bookmarked points, with each bookmark having one or more properties associated therewith, wherein such properties comprise more than just the identity of the multimedia content and point of bookmark within that presentation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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