In-program content telescoping
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing trigger information to a network operator device and by a client device, the trigger information including;
a trigger type indicator that indicates the trigger information is related to a content telescoping event; and
an association description that describes an association between a broadcast program and at least one video-on-demand (VOD) asset, wherein the association description comprises location data that references an indicated trigger location within a media transport stream of the broadcast program;
detecting, by the client device, a content telescoping trigger in the media transport stream of the broadcast program, wherein the content telescoping trigger comprises information that describes an association between at least one video-on-demand (VOD) asset and a particular portion of the broadcast program, and wherein display of the at least one VOD asset at the particular portion of the broadcast program provides additional information related to the particular portion of the broadcast program;
receiving, by the client device and from the network operator device, at least one VOD asset representation indicator associated with the at least one VOD asset, anddisplaying, by the client device, the at least one VOD asset representation indicator at the particular portion of the broadcast program and that corresponds to the content telescoping trigger.
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Abstract
In-program content telescoping can enable a subscriber to telescope into content that is specially associated with a broadcast program. The selectable content is stored as video-on-demand (VOD) assets that are related to particular portions of broadcast programs. In a described implementation, content providers created association linkages between broadcast programs and the VOD assets. Each association links a VOD asset to a broadcast program and a specific trigger location within the associated broadcast program. The association linkage may be include in VOD asset metadata and in trigger information. In a described operation, a client device detects trigger information in a media transport stream. In response to a request, the client receives asset representation indicators for the VOD assets that are associated with the upcoming trigger location. Upon arrival of the trigger location in the media transport stream, the client displays the asset representation indicators for consideration by the subscriber.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing trigger information to a network operator device and by a client device, the trigger information including; a trigger type indicator that indicates the trigger information is related to a content telescoping event; and an association description that describes an association between a broadcast program and at least one video-on-demand (VOD) asset, wherein the association description comprises location data that references an indicated trigger location within a media transport stream of the broadcast program; detecting, by the client device, a content telescoping trigger in the media transport stream of the broadcast program, wherein the content telescoping trigger comprises information that describes an association between at least one video-on-demand (VOD) asset and a particular portion of the broadcast program, and wherein display of the at least one VOD asset at the particular portion of the broadcast program provides additional information related to the particular portion of the broadcast program; receiving, by the client device and from the network operator device, at least one VOD asset representation indicator associated with the at least one VOD asset, and displaying, by the client device, the at least one VOD asset representation indicator at the particular portion of the broadcast program and that corresponds to the content telescoping trigger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more processor-accessible media comprising processor-executable instructions that include a media transport stream, the media transport stream comprising:
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broadcast program media data, the broadcast program media data capable of being decoded by one or more client processors into video frames of a broadcast program; and trigger information, the trigger information including; a trigger type indicator that indicates the trigger information is related to a content telescoping event; and an association description that describes an association between the broadcast program and at least one video-on-demand (VOD) asset, wherein the association description comprises location data that references an indicated trigger location within the media transport stream of the broadcast program, and wherein the indicated trigger location is identified based on detection of one or more closed captioning keywords; wherein the processor-executable instructions further include VOD asset metadata, the VOD asset metadata further comprising; an identifier of a VOD asset that corresponds to the VOD asset metadata, at least one asset representation indicator that comprises a prompt or image that can represent the VOD asset to a subscriber, identification of the associated broadcast program, and location data that references a trigger location within the media transport stream of the broadcast program; and wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by at least one processor, direct a network operator device to perform actions comprising; receiving the association description from a client device, determining that the association description matches the identification of the associated broadcast program and the location data, sending the at least one asset representation indicator to the client device responsive to the determining, receiving a VOD session request from the client device that includes the identifier of the VOD asset that corresponds to the VOD asset metadata, activating a VOD session, and transmitting the VOD asset to the client device in the activated VOD session. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving an asset presentation information request from a client, responsive to trigger information detected by the client in a media transport stream of a broadcast program, the trigger information including; a trigger type indicator that indicates that the trigger information is related to a content telescoping event; and an association description that describes an association between the broadcast program and at least one video-on-demand (VOD) asset, wherein the association description comprises location data that references an indicated trigger location within the media transport stream of the broadcast program; wherein the asset presentation information request includes the association description that describes an association between a particular portion of a broadcast program and the at least one video-on-demand (VOD) asset, wherein the at least one VOD asset comprises a clip taken from other existing content which relates to the particular portion of the broadcast program; retrieving relevant VOD asset data responsive to the association description, the relevant VOD asset data including one or more VOD asset representation indicators corresponding to the at least one VOD asset; and sending the relevant VOD asset data to the client. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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