User-based media content chaptering systems and methods
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1. A method comprising:
- providing, by a media content access subsystem, a media content program for presentation to a user;
receiving, by said media content access subsystem, user input representing a selection of a snapshot image to be associated with a predefined chapter of said media content program;
capturing, by said media content access subsystem, said snapshot image based on said user input;
associating, by said media content access subsystem, metadata with said snapshot image;
transmitting, by said media content access subsystem, data representative of said snapshot image and said metadata to a media content chaptering subsystem for use by said media content chaptering subsystem in chaptering said media content program; and
providing, by the media content access subsystem, said user with a publication setting selection tool configured for use by the user to create at least one group of users to whom permission to access said data representative of said snapshot image will be provided;
detecting, by another media content access subsystem, a user selection of said snapshot image displayed in a graphical user interface;
providing, by said another media content access subsystem, a plurality of selectable options for display in said graphical user interface in response to said user selection, said plurality of selectable options including an option to initiate playback of said media content program beginning at a playback time associated with said snapshot image; and
initiating, by said another media content access subsystem, playback of said media content program beginning at said playback time associated with said snapshot image in response to a user selection of said option to initiate playback of said media content program beginning at said playback time associated with said snapshot image.
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Abstract
An exemplary method includes providing, by a media content access subsystem, a media content program for presentation to a user, receiving user input with the media content access subsystem, capturing, by the media content access subsystem, a snapshot image of the media content program based on the user input, associating, by the media content access subsystem, metadata with the snapshot image, and transmitting, by the media content access subsystem, data representative of the snapshot image and the metadata to a media content chaptering subsystem for use by the media content chaptering subsystem in chaptering the media content program. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing, by a media content access subsystem, a media content program for presentation to a user; receiving, by said media content access subsystem, user input representing a selection of a snapshot image to be associated with a predefined chapter of said media content program; capturing, by said media content access subsystem, said snapshot image based on said user input; associating, by said media content access subsystem, metadata with said snapshot image; transmitting, by said media content access subsystem, data representative of said snapshot image and said metadata to a media content chaptering subsystem for use by said media content chaptering subsystem in chaptering said media content program; and providing, by the media content access subsystem, said user with a publication setting selection tool configured for use by the user to create at least one group of users to whom permission to access said data representative of said snapshot image will be provided; detecting, by another media content access subsystem, a user selection of said snapshot image displayed in a graphical user interface; providing, by said another media content access subsystem, a plurality of selectable options for display in said graphical user interface in response to said user selection, said plurality of selectable options including an option to initiate playback of said media content program beginning at a playback time associated with said snapshot image; and initiating, by said another media content access subsystem, playback of said media content program beginning at said playback time associated with said snapshot image in response to a user selection of said option to initiate playback of said media content program beginning at said playback time associated with said snapshot image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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maintaining, by a media content chaptering subsystem, a library of end-user-provided media content chaptering data, said end-user-provided media content chaptering data comprising a plurality of end-user-provided snapshot images associated with at least one predefined chapter of at least one media content program; maintaining, by said media content chaptering subsystem, end-user-provided publication settings data for said end-user-provided media content chaptering data, said end-user-provided publications settings data including an end-user-created group of users to whom permission to access said end-user-provided media content chaptering data will be provided; receiving, by said media content chaptering subsystem and from a media content access subsystem, a request for said end-user-provided media content chaptering data; identifying, by said media content chaptering subsystem and based on said end-user-provided publication settings data, at least a subset of said requested end-user-provided media content chaptering data to which a user associated with said media content access subsystem has permission to access; transmitting, by said media content chaptering subsystem, data representative of said at least a subset of said requested end-user-provided media content chaptering data to said media content access subsystem; detecting, by said media content access subsystem, a user selection of one of said plurality of end-user provided snapshot images; providing, by said media content access subsystem, a plurality of selectable options for display in a graphical user interface in response to said user selection, said plurality of selectable options including an option to initiate a playback of said media content program beginning at a playback time associated with said one of said plurality of end-user provided snapshot images; and initiating, by said media content access subsystem, said playback of said media content program beginning at said playback time associated with said one of said plurality of end-user provided snapshot images in response to a user selection of said option to initiate said playback of said media content program beginning at said playback time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a media content access subsystem that provides media content for presentation to an end user, captures media content chaptering data for said media content based on user input provided by said end user, said user input representing a selection of a snapshot image to be associated with a predefined chapter of said media content as media content chaptering data, captures publication settings data associated with said media content chaptering data based on additional user input provided by said end user, said additional user input provided by said end user including a creation of at least one group of users to whom permission to access said media content chaptering data will be provided, and transmits said media content chaptering data and said publication settings data over a network; a media content chaptering subsystem that receives said media content chaptering data and said publication settings data from said media content access subsystem via said network, selectively publishes said media content chaptering data for access by one or more other media content access subsystems via said network based on said publication settings data; wherein a media content access subsystem included in said one or more other media content access subsystems accesses said media content chaptering data for said media content via said network, detects a user selection of said snapshot image, provides a plurality of selectable options for display in a graphical user interface in response to said user selection, said plurality of selectable options including an option to initiate playback of said media content beginning at a playback time associated with said snapshot image, and initiates playback of said media content beginning at said playback time associated with said snapshot image in response to a user selection of said option to imitate playback of said media content beginning at said playback time associated with said snapshot image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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