Capturing and sharing media content
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing media content from a first device over a digital network, the method comprising:
- receiving a media stream at the first device from a remotely-located media source;
receiving information that describes the content of the media stream at the first device;
receiving user commands that define a portion of the received media stream bounded by a start point and an end point, wherein the start point and the end point of the defined portion are each defined by the user;
responsive to receiving the user commands, capturing the defined portion of the received media stream that is bounded by the user defined start point and the user defined end point to thereby create a clip of the defined portion of the media stream;
automatically associating at least some of the information that describes the media stream with the clip that was captured from the media stream; and
transmitting the clip and the associated information that describes the media stream to a second device via the digital network to thereby allow the second device to identify the media stream from which the clip was captured.
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Abstract
A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media stream. Users may then share the captured media content with other users. In one embodiment, the media device receives a media stream, plays the media stream, and caches a portion of the media stream as it is being played. A user can define a media clip by selecting its boundaries in the cached portion of the media stream. The media device creates the media clip based on the user'"'"'s input and enables the user to transmit the media clip to another system, such as a community website for sharing it with other users.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing media content from a first device over a digital network, the method comprising:
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receiving a media stream at the first device from a remotely-located media source; receiving information that describes the content of the media stream at the first device; receiving user commands that define a portion of the received media stream bounded by a start point and an end point, wherein the start point and the end point of the defined portion are each defined by the user; responsive to receiving the user commands, capturing the defined portion of the received media stream that is bounded by the user defined start point and the user defined end point to thereby create a clip of the defined portion of the media stream; automatically associating at least some of the information that describes the media stream with the clip that was captured from the media stream; and transmitting the clip and the associated information that describes the media stream to a second device via the digital network to thereby allow the second device to identify the media stream from which the clip was captured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A client device for sharing media content client device being configured for performing a method comprising:
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receiving a media stream at the client device from a remotely-located media source; receiving information that describes the content of the media stream at the client device; receiving user commands at the client device that define a portion of the received media stream, wherein the portion of the media stream is bounded by a start point and an end point that are each defined by the user; responsive to receiving the user commands, capturing the defined portion of the received media stream that is bounded by the start point and the end point defined by the user to thereby create a clip of the defined portion of the received media stream; automatically associating at least some of the information that describes the media stream with the clip that was captured from the media stream; and transmitting the clip of the defined portion of the received media stream and the associated information to a second device via the digital network to thereby allow the second device to identify the media stream from which the clip was captured. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A media device comprising:
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an interface to a digital network; a cache configured to temporarily store at least a portion of a media stream as the media stream is received from a remotely-located media source; and a processor configured to receive information that describes the content of the media stream, to output the cached portion of the media stream for presentation on a display as the media stream is received, to receive user commands that define a start point and an end point of a user-defined portion of the received media stream while the cached portion of the media stream is being output for presentation, to create a clip of the defined portion of the media stream by copying data from the cached portion of the media stream, to automatically associate at least some of the information that describes the content of the media stream with the created clip, and to transmit the created clip and the associated information to a second device via the digital network to thereby allow the second device to identify the media stream from which the clip was created. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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