SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING MULTI-USER MEDIA CONTENT ACCESS USING INDEX POINTS
First Claim
1. A method for accessing an asset associated with a plurality of index points, the method comprising:
- receiving, with control circuitry, a user selection of one of a plurality of index points associated with an asset, wherein each index point represents a viewing position within the asset and each viewing position, when the respective index point is selected, is updated based on the user'"'"'s viewing progress within the asset;
accessing, with the control circuitry, the asset at the viewing position associated with the selected index point; and
updating, with the control circuitry, the viewing position associated with the selected index point to reflect the user'"'"'s viewing progress within the asset.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing more flexible multi-user media content access using index points is provided. A plurality of custom index points are maintained in a multi-user or multi-room media system. After receiving a request to view an asset, a listing of the index points associated with the requested asset is presented to the user. Each index point may be associated with a current viewing location within the asset. After receiving a selection of an index point, the asset is accessed at the viewing position referenced by the index point, and the index point is updated based on the user'"'"'s progress through the asset. Users may assign custom names and descriptions to the index points and be presented with cached video around the index point in order to more easily identify the relevance of the index point.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for accessing an asset associated with a plurality of index points, the method comprising:
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receiving, with control circuitry, a user selection of one of a plurality of index points associated with an asset, wherein each index point represents a viewing position within the asset and each viewing position, when the respective index point is selected, is updated based on the user'"'"'s viewing progress within the asset; accessing, with the control circuitry, the asset at the viewing position associated with the selected index point; and updating, with the control circuitry, the viewing position associated with the selected index point to reflect the user'"'"'s viewing progress within the asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 32, 33)
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14. A system for accessing an asset using a plurality of index points, the system comprising:
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memory to store a plurality of index points associated with an asset, wherein each index point represents a viewing position within the asset; and control circuitry configured to; receive a user selection of one of the plurality of index points, wherein each viewing position, when the respective index point is selected, is updated based on the user'"'"'s viewing progress within the asset; access the asset at the viewing position associated with the selected index point; and update the viewing position associated with the selected index point to reflect the user'"'"'s viewing progress within the asset. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35)
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27. A method for indexing an asset, the method comprising:
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skipping, with control circuitry, a first portion of the asset; playing, with the control circuitry, the asset from a first point corresponding substantially to the end of the skipped portion to a second point, later than the first point; and storing, with the control circuitry, a played-from index corresponding to the first point and a played-to index corresponding to the second point. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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