INTERACTIVE MEDIA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING PAUSE-TIME CONTENT
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Abstract
Interactive media systems and methods are provided for substituting pause-time content in place of media that has been paused. The user may pause media such as real-time media, video-on-demand media, near video-on-demand, or recorded media. If the user pauses real-time media or near video-on-demand media, the interactive media application may store the media. The interactive media application may also provide the user with the ability to rewind, resume play of, and fast-forward the media. The pause-time content may be audio or video media and may be an advertisement, trivia, program summaries or any other suitable pause-time content. The interactive media application may provide customized pause-time content specific to the user or specific to the media paused by using media data associated with the media. The interactive media application may also prevent the user from accessing features (e.g., fast-forward) of the system.
31 Citations
167 Claims
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1-123. -123. (canceled)
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124. A method comprising:
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receiving media with user equipment; playing the received media; receiving user input to fast forward through the media; determining, with the user equipment, whether an indicator received with the media indicates that the user equipment should be prevented from fast forwarding through the media; and preventing the user equipment from fast forwarding through the media. - View Dependent Claims (125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135)
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136. A system comprising control circuitry configured to:
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receive media; play the received media; receive user input to fast forward through the media; determine, with the user equipment, whether an indicator received with the media indicates that the user equipment should be prevented from fast forwarding through the media; and prevent the user equipment from fast forwarding through the media. - View Dependent Claims (137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147)
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148. A method comprising:
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playing broadcast media with user equipment; in response to user input received while the broadcast media is playing, retrieving a stored version of the broadcast media and media data that indicates that the user equipment should be prevented from fast-forwarding through the stored version of the broadcast media; receiving user input to fast-forward through the stored version of the broadcast media; determining whether the user equipment should be prevented from fast-forwarding through the stored version of the broadcast media based on the retrieved media data; and preventing the user equipment from fast-forwarding through the stored version of the broadcast media. - View Dependent Claims (149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157)
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158. A system comprising control circuitry configured to:
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play broadcast media with user equipment; in response to user input received while the broadcast media is playing, retrieve a stored version of the broadcast media and media data that indicates that the user equipment should be prevented from fast-forwarding through the stored version of the broadcast media; receive user input to fast-forward through the stored version of the broadcast media; determine whether the user equipment should be prevented from fast-forwarding through the stored version of the broadcast media based on the retrieved media data; and prevent the user equipment from fast-forwarding through the stored version of the broadcast media. - View Dependent Claims (159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167)
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