Adaptive Media Content Scrubbing on a Remote Device

• US 20120050012A1
• Filed: 09/30/2010
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bradley, Bob, Cannistraro, Alan, Forstall, Scott, Jawa, Amandeep, King, Nicholas V., Newman, Lucas, Robbin, Jeffrey, Alsina, Thomas Matthieu, Preston, Daniel Trent, Chulani, Jai
• Granted Patent: US 8,614,625 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8455 involving pointers to the content, e.g. pointers to the I-frames of the video stream

Abstract

Systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling, from a mobile device, media content stored on the mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device. Data can be provided from the mobile device to the media client for identifying the location of the media content and a playback time. Based on the data, the media client can obtain a portion of the media content associated with the playback time. Also, playback of the media content on the display device can be controlled by a user of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing a first portion of media content stored on a mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device in communication with the media client;

receiving, at the mobile device, a control input for controlling the presentation of the media content as the media content is presented on the display device; and

providing a control command to the media client for controlling the presentation of the media content based on the received control input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a first portion of the media content comprises:

transmitting from the mobile device an identifier of a time location for playback on the display device; and

receiving a request from the media client for the first portion of the media content, the first portion of the media content associated with the time location for playback; and

transmitting from the mobile device the first portion of the media content.

3. The method of claim 1:

wherein receiving the control input comprises receiving scrubbing input at the mobile device as the first portion of the media content is presented on the display device; and

further comprising;

displaying frames of the media content on the mobile device associated with the scrubbing input including a destination frame associated with a destination of the scrubbing input, and

providing a second portion of the media content to the media client for display on the display device, the second portion of the media content associated with the destination of the scrubbing input.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the media content comprises a video.

5. The method of claim 4,

further comprising decoding at the mobile device only key frames of the video associated with the scrubbing input;

and

wherein displaying frames of the video file on the mobile device comprises displaying the key frames of the video.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein providing the control command to the media client for controlling the presentation comprises providing a control command associated with the scrubbing input;

and

further comprising;

receiving, based on the control command, a request for frames of the media content associated with the scrubbing input for presentation on the display device, and

providing the requested frames of the media content associated with the scrubbing input for presentation on the display device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the media content on the mobile device;

receiving a command during the presenting to change the destination of presentation from the mobile device to the display device; and

wherein the providing the first portion of the media content comprises providing a portion of the media content associated with a time in the media content when the command to change the destination was received.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

decoding the media content as the media content is presented on the mobile device;

in response to receiving the command to change the destination, stopping decoding the media content on the mobile device; and

wherein providing a portion of the media content including media content associated with the time in the media content when the command to change the destination was received comprises providing an encoded portion of the media content.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

stopping the presenting the media content on the mobile device in response to receiving the command to change the destination of presentation;

receiving updates from the media client regarding a status of the presentation at the display device by the media client; and

in response to receiving, at the mobile device, the control input, resuming presenting the media content at the mobile device based on the received updates.

10. The method of claim 1,

wherein the media content comprises video content and audio content;

and

further comprising;

presenting the media content on the mobile device;

receiving a command during the presenting to change presentation of the video content from the mobile device to the display device;

receiving a command during the presenting to change presentation of the audio content from the mobile device to an audio device different from the display device; and

wherein the providing the first portion of the media content comprises providing a portion of the media content associated with a time in the media content when the command to change the destination was received

11. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

providing a first portion of media content stored on a mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device in communication with the media client;

receiving a control input for controlling the presentation of the media content as the media content is presented on the display device; and

providing a control command to the media client for controlling the presentation of the media content based on the received control input.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein providing a first portion of the media content comprises:

transmitting from the mobile device an identifier of a time location for playback on the display device; and

receiving a request from the media client for the first portion of the media content, the first portion of the media content associated with the time location for playback; and

transmitting from the mobile device the first portion of the media content.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11,

wherein receiving the control input comprises receiving scrubbing input at the mobile device as the first portion of the media content is presented on the display device;

and

the operations further comprising;

displaying frames of the media content on the mobile device associated with the scrubbing input including a destination frame associated with a destination of the scrubbing input, and

providing a second portion of the media content to the media client for display on the display device, the second portion of the media content associated with the destination of the scrubbing input.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the media content comprises a video.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14,

the operations further comprising decoding at the mobile device only key frames of the video associated with the scrubbing input;

and

wherein displaying frames of the video file on the mobile device comprises displaying the key frames of the video.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13,

wherein providing the control command to the media client for controlling the presentation comprises providing a control command associated with the scrubbing input;

and

wherein the operations further comprise;

receiving, based on the control command, a request for frames of the media content associated with the scrubbing input for presentation on the display device, and

providing the requested frames of the media content associated with the scrubbing input for presentation on the display device.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 11, the operations further comprising:

presenting the media content on the mobile device;

receiving a command during the presenting to change the destination of presentation from the mobile device to the display device; and

wherein the providing the first portion of the media content comprises providing a portion of the media content associated with a time in the media content when the command to change the destination was received.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17, the operations further comprising:

decoding the media content as the media content is presented on the mobile device;

in response to receiving the command to change the destination, stopping decoding the media content on the mobile device; and

wherein providing a portion of the media content including media content associated with the time in the media content when the command to change the destination was received comprises providing an encoded portion of the media content.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 17, the operations further comprising:

stopping the presenting the media content on the mobile device in response to receiving the command to change the destination of presentation;

receiving updates from the media client regarding a status of the presentation at the display device by the media client; and

in response to receiving, at the mobile device, the control input, resuming presenting the media content at the mobile device based on the received updates.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 11,

wherein the first portion of the media content comprises video content;

the operations further comprising;

providing a second portion of the media content, comprising audio content stored on the mobile device, to an audio device other than the display device for presentation in synchronization with the presentation of the first portion on the display device.

21. A computer-implemented method for presenting media content from a media client on a display device comprising:

receiving, at a media client, a first command to initiate media presentation of a media content from a mobile device storing the media content;

obtaining a portion of the media content associated with the first command from the mobile device;

presenting the portion of the media content on a display device coupled with the media client;

providing an update of a status of the media presentation to the mobile device

receiving a second command from the mobile device to initiate media presentation of the media content from a new location; and

presenting the media content from the new location.

22. The method of claim 21,

wherein the first command includes a playback location and an asset address to a storage location of the media presentation on the mobile device;

and

wherein the obtaining comprises;

requesting the portion of the media content, where the portion of the media content is associated with the playback location, and

receiving the portion of the media content from the mobile device in response to the requesting.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving an indication that the media content is being scrubbed on the mobile device; and

terminating the presenting the portion on the display device while the media content is scrubbed on the remote device.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the media content comprises a video.

25. A system comprising:

a mobile device comprising;

a mobile device display,

a mobile device processor,

a mobile device transceiver, and

a mobile device storage device, storing media content;

a media client coupled with a display device comprising;

a media client transceiver in communication with the mobile device transceiver,

a media client processor, and

a media client storage device, storing an application for presenting the media content on the display device;

wherein the mobile device processor is programmed to send over the mobile device transceiver a command to the media client that identifies a playback location in the media content;

wherein the media client processor is programmed to request a first portion of the media content associated with the playback location from the mobile device; and

wherein the mobile device processor is further programmed to;

transmit the requested first portion of the media content to the media client for presentation on a display device coupled with the media client, and

to provide control commands to the media client for controlling the presentation of the media content.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein

the mobile device processor is further configured to:

receive a scrubbing input while the first portion is being presented by the media client on the display device;

display frames of the media content based on the scrubbing input while the scrubbing input is received; and

upon receiving a destination scrubbing input, transmitting a new playback location to the media client; and

the media client processor is configured to transmit a request for a second portion of the media content associated with the new playback location.

27. The system of 25,

wherein the media content is encoded;

wherein the mobile device is configured to

decode the media content as it is presented on the mobile device,

receive a command to change presentation of from the mobile device to the display device,

in response to receiving the command, stop presentation on the mobile device; and

wherein the playback location is associated with a location wherein the presentation was stopped.