Method and system for distributing personalized editions of media programs using bookmarks
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1. A method for distributing personalized editions of media programs, the method comprising:
- accessing a first locally stored copy of a media program at an editing device;
receiving a designation of at least two points of interest within the media program;
generating a sequence of bookmarks defining a personalized path of skip-to points through the media program, each bookmark representing one of the designated points of interest within the media program; and
transmitting the sequence of bookmarks from the editing device to a different playback device having access to a second locally stored copy of the media program, the second locally stored copy being obtained from a source other than the editing device, wherein the sequence of bookmarks is usable by the playback device to allow a user to skip, in response to a user command, to a next point of interest within the media program according to the sequence defined by the personalized path.
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Abstract
An editing device accesses a media program and a user of the editing device designates points of interest within the media program. Bookmarks are generated for the designated points of interest. The bookmarks are transmitted via a network from the editing device to a playback device. During presentation of the media program, the playback device uses the bookmarks to skip to one position of interest to another, as defined by the bookmarks, in response to user commands.
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1. A method for distributing personalized editions of media programs, the method comprising:
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accessing a first locally stored copy of a media program at an editing device; receiving a designation of at least two points of interest within the media program; generating a sequence of bookmarks defining a personalized path of skip-to points through the media program, each bookmark representing one of the designated points of interest within the media program; and transmitting the sequence of bookmarks from the editing device to a different playback device having access to a second locally stored copy of the media program, the second locally stored copy being obtained from a source other than the editing device, wherein the sequence of bookmarks is usable by the playback device to allow a user to skip, in response to a user command, to a next point of interest within the media program according to the sequence defined by the personalized path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for distributing personalized editions of media programs, the system comprising:
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an editing device comprising; a media interface component that accesses a first locally stored copy of a media program; a point of interest designation component that receives a designation of a plurality of points of interest within the media program; a bookmark generation component that generates a sequence of bookmarks defining a personalized path of skip-to points through the media program, each bookmark representing one of the designated point of interest within the media program; and a bookmark transmission component that transmits the sequence of bookmarks; and a playback device having access to a second locally stored copy of the media program, wherein the playback device receives the sequence of bookmarks directly from the bookmark transmission component of the editing device, and wherein the sequence of bookmarks is usable by the playback device to skip from one point of interest to another within the media program according to the sequence defined by the personalized path in response to a user command. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for distributing personalized editions of media programs, the system comprising:
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means for accessing a first local copy of a media program at an editing device; means for receiving a designation of at least two points of interest within the media program; means for generating a sequence of bookmarks defining a non-chronological path through the media program, each bookmark representing one of the designated points of interest within the media program; and means for transmitting the sequence of bookmarks defining the non-chronological path through the media program from the editing device to a playback device having access to a second local copy of the media program, wherein the sequence of bookmarks is usable by the playback device to skip from one point of interest to another within the media program along the non-chronological path in response to a user command.
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40. A method for distributing personalized editions of media programs, the method comprising:
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accessing a first locally stored copy of a media program at an editing device; receiving a designation of at least two points of interest within the media program; generating a sequence of bookmarks defining a non-chronological path through the media program, each bookmark representing one of the designated points of interest within the media program; and transmitting the sequence of bookmarks from the editing device to a different playback device having access to a second locally stored copy of the media program, the second locally stored copy being obtained from a source other than the editing device, wherein the sequence of bookmarks is usable by the playback device to allow a user to skip, in response to a user command, to a next point of interest within the media program according to the sequence defined by the non-chronological path.
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41. A method for distributing personalized editions of media programs, the method comprising:
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accessing a first locally stored copy of a media program at an editing device; receiving a designation of at least two points of interest within the media program; generating a sequence of bookmarks defining a personalized path through the media program, each bookmark representing one of the designated points of interest within the media program, at least one bookmark including supplemental information to be presented with the media program; and transmitting the sequence of bookmarks from the editing device to a different playback device having access to a second locally stored copy of the media program, the second locally stored copy being obtained from a source other than the editing device, wherein the sequence of bookmarks is usable by the playback device to allow a user to skip, in response to a user command, to a next point of interest within the media program according to the sequence defined by the personalized path. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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