System and method for displaying uniform network resource locators embedded in time-based medium
First Claim
1. A system for displaying a uniform network resource locator embedded in a time-based medium during playback of the time-based medium, comprising:
- a data storage device storing a time-based medium having an embedded uniform network resource locator, the embedded uniform network resource locator defined to be displayed and active during a period of time during playback of the time-based medium;
a playback application operable to read the time-based medium, interpret the time-based medium and generate an output for playback of the time-based medium, the output including the embedded uniform network resource locator as displayed and active during the defined period of time;
a display device operable to receive the output of the playback application and to display the output to a user of the system; and
a user input device operable to provide information to the playback application to allow the user to select and activate the embedded uniform network resource locator from within the displayed output during the defined period of time; and
the playback application operable to follow the embedded uniform network resource locator to retrieve a resource addressed by the embedded uniform network resource locator if the embedded uniform network resource locator is activated.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for displaying a uniform network resource locator embedded in a time-based medium. In one embodiment, the time-based medium can be a movie file having an uniform network resource locator embedded by association with a track in the movie file. In another embodiment, the time-based medium can be a video signal having encoded information defining an embedded uniform network resource locator. An output for display is generated based upon the time-based medium where display of the output shows the embedded uniform network resource locator to a user such that the embedded uniform network resource locator is active during display of the output. The user is then allowed to activate the embedded uniform network resource locator. In response to activation by the user, the embedded uniform network resource locator is followed to retrieve a resource addressed by the embedded uniform network resource locator.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for displaying a uniform network resource locator embedded in a time-based medium during playback of the time-based medium, comprising:
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a data storage device storing a time-based medium having an embedded uniform network resource locator, the embedded uniform network resource locator defined to be displayed and active during a period of time during playback of the time-based medium; a playback application operable to read the time-based medium, interpret the time-based medium and generate an output for playback of the time-based medium, the output including the embedded uniform network resource locator as displayed and active during the defined period of time; a display device operable to receive the output of the playback application and to display the output to a user of the system; and a user input device operable to provide information to the playback application to allow the user to select and activate the embedded uniform network resource locator from within the displayed output during the defined period of time; and the playback application operable to follow the embedded uniform network resource locator to retrieve a resource addressed by the embedded uniform network resource locator if the embedded uniform network resource locator is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for distributing a video signal having an encoded uniform network resource locator, comprising:
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an encoding system operable to generate a video signal including video and encoded information, the encoded information defining a uniform network resource locator embedded in the video to be displayed and active during a period of time during playback of the video; and a decoding system operable to receive the video signal, the decoding system further operable; to decode the encoded information from the video signal, to display the video to a user including the embedded uniform network resource locator as displayed and active within the video during the defined period of time, and to allow the user to select and activate the embedded uniform network resource locator from within the video during the defined period of time; and the decoding system operable to follow the embedded uniform network resource locator to retrieve a resource addressed by the embedded uniform network resource locator if the embedded uniform network resource locator is activated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for displaying a uniform network resource locator embedded in a time-based medium during playback of the time-based medium, comprising:
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embedding a uniform network resource locator in a time-based medium, the embedded uniform network resource locator defined to be displayed and active during a period of time during playback of the time-based medium; generating an output for playback of the time-based medium, where the output includes the embedded uniform network resource locator as displayed and active during the defined period of time; displaying the output to a user; allowing the user to select and activate the embedded uniform network resource locator from within the displayed output during the defined period of time; and following the embedded uniform network resource locator to retrieve a resource addressed by the embedded uniform network resource locator in response to activation by the user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A movie file stored in a storage medium and having an embedded uniform network resource locator, the movie file comprising:
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a plurality of tracks each defining a sequence of samples for playback by a playback application; and a uniform network resource locator track associated with one of the plurality of tracks, the uniform network resource locator track defining a uniform network resource locator in association with one or more samples of the associated track; such that the uniform network resource locator is active during playback of the movie file concurrent with the associated samples. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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