USER-INITIATED COMMUNICATIONS DURING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PLAYBACK ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
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1. A memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving data and playing multimedia content included therein;
obtaining multimedia metadata from the received data, the multimedia metadata specifying an interface element, a beginning offset, and an ending offset;
displaying a prompt associated with the interface element of the multimedia metadata during the playing of the multimedia content, wherein the prompt is displayed within an image of the multimedia content at a position between the beginning offset and the ending offset; and
establishing a communications channel associated with the interface element responsive to actuation of the prompt.
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Abstract
A multimedia display process executing in a mobile device traps user input signals to allow switching from display of multimedia to another task without requiring manual termination of the multimedia display process by the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving data and playing multimedia content included therein; obtaining multimedia metadata from the received data, the multimedia metadata specifying an interface element, a beginning offset, and an ending offset; displaying a prompt associated with the interface element of the multimedia metadata during the playing of the multimedia content, wherein the prompt is displayed within an image of the multimedia content at a position between the beginning offset and the ending offset; and establishing a communications channel associated with the interface element responsive to actuation of the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving data and playing multimedia content included therein; means for obtaining multimedia metadata from the received data, the multimedia metadata specifying an interface element, a beginning offset, and an ending offset; means for displaying a prompt associated with the interface element of the multimedia metadata during the playing of the multimedia content, wherein the prompt is displayed within an image of the multimedia content at a position between the beginning offset and the ending offset; and means for establishing a communications channel associated with the interface element responsive to actuation of the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving data and playing multimedia content included therein; obtaining multimedia metadata from the received data, the multimedia metadata specifying an interface element, a beginning offset, and an ending offset; displaying a prompt associated with the interface element of the multimedia metadata during the playing of the multimedia content, wherein the prompt is displayed within an image of the multimedia content at a position between the beginning offset and the ending offset; and establishing a communications channel associated with the interface element responsive to actuation of the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processing device configured to; receive data and play multimedia content included therein; obtain multimedia metadata from the received data, the multimedia metadata specifying an interface element, a beginning offset, and an ending offset; display a prompt associated with the interface element of the multimedia metadata during the playing of the multimedia content, wherein the prompt is displayed within an image of the multimedia content at a position between the beginning offset and the ending offset; and establish a communications channel associated with the interface element responsive to actuation of the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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