Multifunction Multimedia Device

• US 20110066489A1
• Filed: 12/04/2009
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TiVo Solutions Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: TiVo Solutions Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Gharaat, Amir H., Patel, Mukesh K., Barton, James M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,097,880 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.43
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0244 Optimization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/422 Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS] input devices also receiving signals from specially adapted client devices H04N21/4104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4415 using biometric characteristics of the user, e.g. by voice recognition or fingerprint scanning cryptography using biological data H04L9/3231; authentication in networks using biometric H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/442 Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/29; arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information H04H60/35; monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; monitoring in wireless networks H04W24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8358 involving watermark protecting executable software by watermarking G06F21/16; image watermarking in general G06T1/0021; watermarks inserted in still images for transmission purposes H04N1/32144; inserting watermarks during video coding H04N19/467
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/79 Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording

Abstract

A method for interpreting messages, user-defined alert conditions, voice commands and performing an action in response is described. A method for annotating media content is described. A method for presenting additional content associated with media content identified based on a fingerprint is described. A method for identifying that an advertisement portion of media content is being played based on a fingerprint derived from the media content is described. A method of one media device recording particular media content automatically in response to another media device recording the particular media content is described. A method of concurrently playing media content on multiple devices is described. A method of publishing information associated with recording of media content is described. A method of deriving fingerprints by media devices that meet an idleness criteria is described. A method of loading, modifying, and displaying a high definition frame from a frame buffer is described. A method of recording or playing media content identified based on fingerprints is described.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting media content to a user;

deriving a fingerprint from the media content;

querying a server with the fingerprint to identify the media content;

obtaining additional content, received from a server, based on the media content that was identified based on the fingerprint;

presenting the additional content to the user;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices comprising a processor.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the additional content comprises an advertisement selected based on the media content.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the fingerprint is derived from the media content by the client device subsequent to a user requesting display of the media content.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

subsequent to presenting the media content to the user by the client device, allowing a user to request additional content;

wherein the fingerprint is derived from the media content by the client device, responsive to the request for the additional content.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a face in the media content based on the fingerprint derived from the media content;

determining a name of a person associated with the face in the media content;

wherein presenting the additional content comprises the name of the person associated with the face.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a feature in a frame of the media content based on the fingerprint derived from the media content;

determining an identification of the feature in the media content;

wherein presenting the additional content comprises presenting the identification of the feature.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the media content comprises 3-Dimensional video and wherein deriving a fingerprint from the media content comprises:

selecting a portion of a frame in the media content;

deriving a fingerprint from the portion of the frame in the media content.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein selecting the portion of the frame comprises automatically selecting objects that appear near to the user in the 3-Dimensional video stream.

9. A computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause performance of steps comprising:

presenting media content to a user;

deriving a fingerprint from the media content;

querying a server with the fingerprint to identify the media content;

obtaining additional content, received from a server, based on the media content that was identified based on the fingerprint;

presenting the additional content to the user;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices comprising a processor.

10. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the additional content comprises an advertisement selected based on the media content.

11. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the fingerprint is derived from the media content by the client device subsequent to a user requesting display of the media content.

12. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, the steps further comprising:

subsequent to presenting the media content to the user by the client device, allowing a user to request additional content;

wherein the fingerprint is derived from the media content by the client device, responsive to the request for the additional content.

13. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, the steps further comprising:

detecting a face in the media content based on the fingerprint derived from the media content;

determining a name of a person associated with the face in the media content;

wherein presenting the additional content comprises the name of the person associated with the face.

14. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, the steps further comprising:

detecting a feature in a frame of the media content based on the fingerprint derived from the media content;

determining an identification of the feature in the media content;

wherein presenting the additional content comprises presenting the identification of the feature.

15. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the media content comprises 3-Dimensional video and wherein deriving a fingerprint from the media content comprises:

selecting a portion of a frame in the media content;

deriving a fingerprint from the portion of the frame in the media content.

16. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 15, wherein selecting the portion of the frame comprises automatically selecting objects that appear near to the user in the 3-Dimensional video stream.

17. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors;

a subsystem configured for performing the steps of;

presenting media content to a user;

deriving a fingerprint from the media content;

querying a server with the fingerprint to identify the media content;

obtaining additional content, received from a server, based on the media content that was identified based on the fingerprint;

presenting the additional content to the user;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices comprising a processor.

18. The apparatus as recited in claim 17, wherein the additional content comprises an advertisement selected based on the media content.

19. The apparatus as recited in claim 17, wherein the fingerprint is derived from the media content by the client device subsequent to a user requesting display of the media content.

20. The apparatus as recited in claim 17, the steps further comprising:

subsequent to presenting the media content to the user by the client device, allowing a user to request additional content;

wherein the fingerprint is derived from the media content by the client device, responsive to the request for the additional content.

21. The apparatus as recited in claim 17, the steps further comprising:

detecting a face in the media content based on the fingerprint derived from the media content;

determining a name of a person associated with the face in the media content;

wherein presenting the additional content comprises the name of the person associated with the face.

22. The apparatus as recited in claim 17, the steps further comprising:

detecting a feature in a frame of the media content based on the fingerprint derived from the media content;

determining an identification of the feature in the media content;

wherein presenting the additional content comprises presenting the identification of the feature.

23. The apparatus as recited in claim 17, wherein the media content comprises 3-Dimensional video and wherein deriving a fingerprint from the media content comprises:

selecting a portion of a frame in the media content;

deriving a fingerprint from the portion of the frame in the media content.

24. The apparatus as recited in claim 23, wherein selecting the portion of the frame comprises automatically selecting objects that appear near to the user in the 3-Dimensional video stream.

25. A method comprising:

receiving a content stream comprising a portion of the media content on a client device comprising a processor;

deriving a fingerprint from the portion of the media content to identify the media content on the client device;

wherein the media content is identified, based on the portion of the media content, before all portions of the media content are received on the client device.

26. A method comprising:

presenting media content to a user;

deriving a fingerprint from the media content;

determining a position being played in the media content presenting additional content based on the position;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices comprising a processor.

27. The method as recited in claim 26, further comprising:

determining that an advertisement is being played based on the position;

automatically fast-forwarding through the advertisement.

28. The method as recited in claim 26, further comprising:

determining that an advertisement is being played based on the position in the playing of the media content;

sending a notification to a server that the advertisement was played.

29. The method as recited in claim 26, the additional content comprises an advertisement selected based on the position.

30. A computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause performance of steps comprising:

presenting media content to a user;

deriving a fingerprint from the media content;

determining a position being played in the media content presenting additional content based on the position;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices comprising a processor.

31. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 30, the steps further comprising:

determining that an advertisement is being played based on the position;

automatically fast-forwarding through the advertisement.

32. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 30, the steps further comprising:

determining that an advertisement is being played based on the position in the playing of the media content;

sending a notification to a server that the advertisement was played.

33. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 30, wherein the additional content comprises an advertisement selected based on the position.

34. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors;

a subsystem configured for performing the steps of;

presenting media content to a user;

deriving a fingerprint from the media content;

determining a position being played in the media content presenting additional content based on the position;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices comprising a processor.

35. The apparatus as recited in claim 34, the steps further comprising:

determining that an advertisement is being played based on the position;

automatically fast-forwarding through the advertisement.

36. The apparatus as recited in claim 34, the steps further comprising:

determining that an advertisement is being played based on the position in the playing of the media content;

sending a notification to a server that the advertisement was played.

37. The apparatus as recited in claim 34, wherein the additional content comprises an advertisement selected based on the position.