Real-time bookmarking of streaming media assets

• US 8,191,103 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2005
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hofrichter, Klaus, Rafey, Richter A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Kieu Oanh T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Alcon, Fernando
• Application Number:
  US11/031,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20050183119A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,700 Days
• Field of Search: 725/87, 725/142, 725/139, 725/134
• US Class Current: 725/142
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/20 Disc-shaped record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4332 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository interfaces, Database management systems or updating for information retrieval G06F16/23; details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video database G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4823 using a channel name

Abstract

A method for real-time bookmarking of streaming media assets is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes dynamically changing a presentation segment of a plurality of segments based one or more bookmark signals from a viewer.

Claims

1. A computerized method comprising:

receiving, by an on-site media system, a plurality of teasers and a plurality of different media segments from a content provider, the received media segments to be presented in a current presentation order, wherein each of the plurality of teasers is an audio/video teaser;

sequentially presenting a video component of each of the plurality of teasers on a local display, wherein the sequential presentation is a temporal sequential presentation;

receiving a bookmark signal associated with a presented teaser during the sequential presentation of the video component of the presented teaser, wherein a media segment associated with the presented teaser is marked in response to receiving the bookmark signal;

dynamically changing, in response to receiving the bookmark signal, a presentation position of the marked media segment in the current presentation order; and

presenting the plurality of different media segments in the changed presentation order, wherein the marked media segment is presented before an unmarked and different media segment is presented and the plurality of media segments is presented subsequent to the presentation of the plurality of teasers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as of interest.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as not of interest.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the changed presentation order comprises not presenting the marked media segment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the plurality of teasers comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the plurality of media segments comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the teaser is associated with multiple media segments.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein multiple teasers are associated with multiple media segments.

9. A non-transitory machine readable medium having executable instructions to cause a processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving, by an on-site media system, a plurality of teasers and a plurality of different media segments from a content provider, the received media segments to be presented in a current presentation order, wherein each of the plurality of teasers is an audio/video teaser;

presenting a video component of each of the plurality of teasers on a local display, wherein the sequential presentation is a temporal sequential presentation;

receiving a bookmark signal associated with a presented teaser during the sequential presentation of the video component of the presented teaser, wherein a media segment associated with the presented teaser is marked in response to receiving the bookmark signal;

dynamically changing, in response to receiving the bookmark signal, a presentation position of the marked media segment in the current presentation order; and

presenting the plurality of different media segments in the changed presentation order, wherein the marked media segment is presented before an unmarked and different media segment is presented and the plurality of media segments is presented subsequent to the presentation of the plurality of teasers.

10. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as of interest.

11. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as not of interest.

12. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 11, wherein the changed presentation order comprises not presenting the marked media segment.

13. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9, wherein receiving the plurality of teasers comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

14. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9, wherein receiving the plurality of media segments comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

15. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9, wherein the teaser is associated with multiple media segments.

16. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9, wherein multiple teasers are associated with multiple media segments.

17. A system comprising:

a disk/tuner cartridge to receive, by an on-site media system, a plurality of teasers and a plurality of different media segments from a content provider, the received media segments to be presented in a current presentation order, wherein each of the plurality of teasers is an audio/video teaser; and

a processor to sequentially present a video component of each of the plurality of teasers, wherein the sequential presentation is a temporal sequential presentation, wherein the disk-tuner cartridge receives a bookmark signal associated with a presented teaser during the sequential presentation of the video component of the presented teaser, marks a media segment associated with the presented teaser in response to receiving the bookmark signal and dynamically changes, in response to receiving the bookmark signal, a presentation position of the marked media segment in the current presentation order, the plurality of different media segments are presented by the processor in the changed presentation order, wherein the marked media segment is presented before an unmarked and different media segment is presented and the plurality of media segments is presented subsequent to the presentation of the plurality of teasers.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as of interest.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as not of interest.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the changed presentation order comprises not presenting the marked media segment.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the teaser is associated with multiple media segments.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein multiple teasers are associated with multiple media segments.

23. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a plurality of teasers and a plurality of different media segments, the received media segments to be presented in a current presentation order, wherein each of the plurality of teasers is an audio/video teaser;

means for sequentially presenting a video component of each of the plurality of teasers on a local display, wherein the sequential presentation is a temporal sequential presentation;

means for receiving a bookmark signal associated with a presented teaser during the sequential presentation of the video component of the presented teaser, wherein a media segment associated with the presented teaser is marked in response to receiving the bookmark signal;

means for dynamically changing, in response to receiving the bookmark signal, a presentation position of the marked media segment in the current presentation order; and

means for presenting the plurality of different media segments in the changed presentation order, wherein the marked media segment is presented before an unmarked and different media segment is presented and the plurality of media segments is presented subsequent to the presentation of the plurality of teasers.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as of interest.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the bookmark signal marks a media segment as not of interest.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the changed presentation order comprises not presenting the marked media segment.

27. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the means for receiving the plurality of teasers comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

28. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the means for receiving the plurality of media segments comprises using a disk/tuner cartridge.

29. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the teaser is associated with multiple media segments.

30. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein multiple teasers are associated with multiple media segments.