NETWORK MEDIA PLAYER WITH USER-GENERATED PLAYBACK CONTROL

• US 20100080533A1
• Filed: 12/04/2009
• Published: 04/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Zalewski, Gary
• Granted Patent: US 8,644,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/241
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A network media player enables user-controlled playback of video or other content from various sources according to a playback control record.

Claims

1. A method for user-generated content control in a network media player, the method comprising:

retrieving input content from one or more sources;

generating output content from the retrieved input content from the one or more sources according to a playback control record so as to vary the playback of the retrieved input content; and

outputting the generated output content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving input content from one or more sources includes retrieving content from a local source.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the local source includes one or more from the group consisting of:

a computer;

a digital video recorder;

a set-top box;

a network media player; and

a network media server.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein retrieving content from the local source includes reading data from a data storage device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving input content from one or more sources includes retrieving content from a remote source.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the remote source is a server accessible from the Internet.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is a sensory work.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a playback control record.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the received playback control record includes:

an identification of input content; and

a content variation descriptor.

10. A network media player, comprising:

a content input port;

an output port; and

a processor configured to retrieve input content from one or more sources using the content input port, to generate output content from the retrieved input content according to a playback control record so as to vary the playback of the retrieved input content, and to output the generated output content to the output port.

11. The network media player of claim 10, wherein the content input port receives at least one sensory work.

12. The network media player of claim 10, wherein the content input port is a removal media drive.