FACILITATING USER INPUT DURING PLAYBACK OF CONTENT

• US 20140226953A1
• Filed: 02/14/2013
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rply, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rply, Inc.
• Inventors: Hou, Taylor
• Application Number:
  US13/766,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20140226953A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/230
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• 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 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• 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 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/783 Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that provides content to a user. During playback of the content, the system enables input associated with the content from the user. Upon detecting initiation of the input by the user, the system automatically pauses the playback without receiving a request to pause the content or provide the input from the user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing content to a user, comprising:

during playback of the content, enabling input associated with the content from the user; and

upon detecting initiation of the input by the user, automatically pausing the playback without receiving a request to pause the content or provide the input from the user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically resuming the playback after the input has not been received for a pre-specified period.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

resuming the playback after the input is submitted by the user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

during providing of the input by the user, displaying the input within an overlay associated with the content.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein displaying the input as the overlay associated with the content comprises:

repositioning the overlay based on the input.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying graphical representations of the user and one or more other users along a progress bar associated with the playback.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises at least one of:

selection of an input field associated with the input;

use of an input device;

audio input;

a gesture;

a facial expression; and

an eye movement.

8. A system for providing content to a user, comprising:

an interaction apparatus configured to;

enable input associated with the content from the user during playback of the content; and

detect initiation of the input by the user; and

a playback-management apparatus, wherein after initiation of the input by the user is detected, the playback-management apparatus is configured to automatically pause the playback without receiving a request to pause the content or provide the input from the user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the playback-management apparatus is further configured to:

automatically resume the playback after the input has not been received for a pre-specified period.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the playback-management apparatus is further configured to:

resume the playback after the input is submitted by the user.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the interaction apparatus is further configured to:

display the input within an overlay associated with the content during providing of the input by the user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein displaying the input as the overlay associated with the content comprises:

repositioning the overlay based on the input.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the playback-management apparatus is further configured to:

display graphical representations of the user and one or more other users along a progress bar associated with the playback.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the input comprises at least one of:

selection of an input field associated with the input;

use of an input device;

audio input;

a gesture;

a facial expression; and

an eye movement.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method for providing content to a user, comprising:

during playback of the content, enabling input associated with the content from the user; and

upon detecting initiation of the input by the user, automatically pausing the playback without receiving a request to pause the content or provide the input from the user.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

automatically resuming the playback after the input has not been received for a pre-specified period.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

resuming the playback after the input is submitted by the user.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

during providing of the input by the user, displaying the input within an overlay associated with the content.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein displaying the input as the overlay associated with the content comprises:

repositioning the overlay based on the input.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

displaying graphical representations of the user and one or more other users along a progress bar associated with the playback.