User-initiated communications during multimedia content playback on a mobile communications device
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile communications device, multimedia content comprising metadata describing one or more interface elements, each interface elements including at least one of an offset range configured to define a beginning offset and an ending offset within the multimedia content, a contact type configured to define a type of contact associated with the interface element, a contact address configured to specify a parameter to establish a connection with the contact type, or a contact description configured to provide descriptive information associated with the interface element;
playing the multimedia content on the mobile communications device; and
during the playing of the multimedia content on the mobile communications device;
displaying one or more prompts associated with the one or more interface elements concurrently with the multimedia content during the playing of the multimedia content between the beginning offset and the ending offset; and
establishing a communications channel associated with at least one of the one or more interface elements responsive to actuating at least one of the one or more prompts.
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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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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile communications device, multimedia content comprising metadata describing one or more interface elements, each interface elements including at least one of an offset range configured to define a beginning offset and an ending offset within the multimedia content, a contact type configured to define a type of contact associated with the interface element, a contact address configured to specify a parameter to establish a connection with the contact type, or a contact description configured to provide descriptive information associated with the interface element; playing the multimedia content on the mobile communications device; and during the playing of the multimedia content on the mobile communications device; displaying one or more prompts associated with the one or more interface elements concurrently with the multimedia content during the playing of the multimedia content between the beginning offset and the ending offset; and establishing a communications channel associated with at least one of the one or more interface elements responsive to actuating at least one of the one or more prompts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile communications device, multimedia content comprising metadata describing one or more interface elements related to a subject matter of the multimedia content, each interface element including at least one of an offset range configured to specify a beginning offset and an ending offset within the multimedia content, a contact type configured to define a type of contact associated with the interface element, a contact address configured to specify a parameter to establish a connection with the contact type, or a contact description configured to provide descriptive information associated with the interface element; and during playback of the multimedia content on the mobile communications device; presenting one or more prompts associated with the at least one of the one or more interface elements at a time during the playback of the multimedia content between the beginning offset range and the ending offset range; and establishing a communications channel associated with the at least one of the one or more interface elements responsive to detecting actuation of at least one of the one or more prompts associated with the at least one of the one or more interface elements. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile communications device comprising a memory including playback logic configured to:
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play multimedia content comprising metadata describing one or more interface elements, each interface element including at least one of an offset range configured to specify a time within the multimedia content, a contact type configured to define a type of contact associated with the interface element, a contact address configured to specify a parameter to establish a connection with the contact type, or a contact description configured to provide descriptive information associated with the interface element; display one or more prompts associated with at least one of the one or more interface elements contemporaneous with the playing of the multimedia content at the time during the playing of the multimedia content specified by the offset range; and establish a communications channel associated with the at least one of the one or more interface elements responsive to actuating at least one of the one or more prompts associated with the at least one of the one or more interface elements. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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