Video Bookmarking

• US 20110075990A1
• Filed: 09/14/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Eyer, Mark Kenneth
• Granted Patent: US 8,705,933 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/241
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• 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 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8455 involving pointers to the content, e.g. pointers to the I-frames of the video stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

The video bookmark feature allows a user to tag an item or segment of interest within audio/video content being watched. Each tag, or bookmark, can contain within it metadata associated with the content captured by the receiver at the time the bookmark was recorded; further information can be derived via interaction over the Internet with a service provider. Applications supported by video bookmarks include telescoping ads, capturing screen shots for later review or printing, and retrieving more information about any arbitrary subject being viewed, whether it is a scene in a program, an advertisement, or other associated information about the subject. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating one or more event markers during video content viewing by a user selection action;

capturing for each event marker timing and data about the subject of the video content at the time of the user selection action;

storing in an electronic storage device each event marker, the associated event marker timing, and the data about the subject of the video content at the time of the event;

reviewing the stored event markers; and

selecting at least one of the stored event markers where the selection retrieves associated subject data, retrieved video content, and generated content for presentation to a user on a video content display device.

2. The method of claim 1, where said user selection action comprises interacting with a button, display option on a video device, or other clearly indicated selection device or step to generate an event marker.

3. The method of claim 2, where the event marker comprises a label indicating a point in the content that is of interest to a user.

4. The method of claim 1, where the event marker comprises a video content bookmark.

5. The method of claim 1, where the data captured for an event marker comprises at least the date, time, channel, and video content subject data for the event marker.

6. The method of claim 5, where the data captured for an event marker further comprises user supplied personal data.

7. The method of claim 1, where the stored data further comprises one or more URLs, captured video clip content, or dynamic objects associated with the video content on display when the event marker is generated.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising reviewing stored event markers through an interactive video user interface.

9. The method of claim 1, where selecting any of the stored event markers retrieves from a content server generated content including any of declarative content, metadata, URLs, audio clips, video clips, text, graphics, and generated interactive content associated with the subject data stored with the event marker.

10. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed on a programmed processor comprising:

instructions that generate one or more event bookmarks during video content viewing by a user selection action;

instructions that capture each event marker timing and data about the subject of the video content at the time of the user selection action;

instructions that store in an electronic storage device each event bookmark, the associated event bookmark timing, and the data about the subject of the video content at the time of the event;

instructions that review the stored event bookmarks; and

instructions created by a user selection action that select at least one of the stored event bookmarks wherein the selection retrieves associated subject data, retrieved video content, and generated content for presentation to a user on a video content display device.

11. The computer readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed on a programmed processor of claim 10, where said selection action comprises interacting with a button, display option on a video device, or other clearly indicated selection device or step to generate and event bookmark.

12. The computer readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed on a programmed processor of claim 11, where the event bookmark comprises a label indicating a point in the content that is of interest to a user.

13. The computer readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed on a programmed processor of claim 10, wherein the event bookmark comprises a video content bookmark.

14. The computer readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed on a programmed processor of claim 10, where the data captured for an event bookmark comprises at least the date, time, channel, and video content subject data for the event marker.

15. The computer readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed on a programmed processor of claim 14, where the data captured for an event bookmark further comprises user supplied personal data.

16. The computer readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed on a programmed processor of claim 10, where the stored data further comprises one or more URLs, captured video clip content, or dynamic objects associated with the video content on display when the event bookmark is generated.

17. The computer readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed on a programmed processor of claim 10, further comprising instructions for reviewing stored event bookmarks through an interactive video user interface.

18. The computer readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed on a programmed processor of claim 10, wherein selecting any of the stored event bookmarks retrieves from a content server generated content including any of declarative content, metadata, URLs, audio clips, video clips, text, graphics, and generated interactive content associated with the subject data stored with the event marker.

19. An apparatus for generating video event markers comprising:

a video display;

a data capture device operative to capture a user selection and interact with the video display device to generate one or more event markers during video content viewing;

the user selection capturing for each event marker timing information and data about the subject of the video content being displayed at the time of the user selection;

an electronic storage device receiving and storing each event marker, associated event marker timing, and data about the subject of the video content being displayed at the time of the event; and

a user interface to display stored event markers for user review and selection of at least one of the stored event markers, and presenting event marker subject data, retrieved video content, and generated content on the video display.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, where the video display comprises a video display device.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising a button, display option on a video device, or other clearly indicated selection device or step that is operative to mark an event.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, where marking an event comprises interacting with a button, activating a device, or selecting a display option to indicate a user event marker selection.

23. The apparatus of claim 19, where the event marker comprises a video content bookmark.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, where the video content bookmark comprises at least the date, time, channel, and video content subject data from the event marker.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, where the video content bookmark further comprises user supplied personal data.

26. The apparatus of claim 19, where the stored data further comprises one or more URLs, captured video clip content, or dynamic objects associated with the video content on display when the event marker is generated.

27. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising reviewing stored event markers through an interactive video user interface on a video display device.

28. The apparatus of claim 19, where selecting any of the stored event markers retrieves from a content server generated content including any of declarative content, metadata, URLs, audio clips, video clips, text, graphics, and generated interactive content associated with the subject data stored with the event marker.

29. A method comprising:

receiving a video bookmark generated through a user action comprising at least a channel identifier, channel map, and a timestamp for the video bookmark;

receiving video bookmark subject information, downloadable objects, and metadata generated in association with the video bookmark;

storing the video bookmark and all received data, information, and objects into a video bookmark data bundle in a video bookmark server and associating the video bookmark data bundle with an identifier indicating a stored video bookmark;

retrieving at least one video bookmark data bundle upon a request to the server from the user;

building in the server a video bookmark experience data bundle comprising metadata associated with the video bookmark, captured still images, captured audio/video clips, a channel map ID, channel number, time of the video bookmark action, personalized data, URLs, close-captioned data and scraped text; and

transmitting from the server the video bookmark and associated video bookmark experience data bundle to a video display.

30. A method comprising:

generating one or more event markers during video content viewing by a user selection action;

capturing for each event marker timing and data about the subject of the video content at the time of the user selection action, where said user selection action comprises interacting with a button, display option on a video device, or other clearly indicated selection device or step to generate an event marker;

where the event marker comprises a label indicating a point in the content that is of interest to a user and where the data captured for an event marker comprises at least the date, time, channel, and video content subject data for the event marker;

where the data captured for an event marker further comprises user supplied personal data;

storing in an electronic storage device each event marker, the associated event marker timing, and the data about the subject of the video content at the time of the event, where the stored data further comprises at least one or more URLs, captured video clip content, or dynamic objects associated with the video content on display when the event marker is generated;

reviewing the stored event markers through an interactive video user interface;

selecting at least one of the stored event markers wherein the selection retrieves associated subject data, retrieved video content, and generated content for presentation to a user on a video content display device; and

where selecting any of the stored event markers retrieves from a content server generated content including any of declarative content, metadata, URLs, audio clips, video clips, text, graphics, and generated interactive content associated with the subject data stored with the event marker.