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Differentiating bookmarks in content access lists shared among multiple content player devices

  • US 8,966,042 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2011
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for differentiating bookmarks in content access lists shared among multiple content player devices, the method comprising:

  • accessing, for a first time and for a second time, at least one instance of content via a content access list that lists the at least one instance of content, utilizing at least one content player of a plurality of networked content players, wherein the content access list is shared among the plurality of networked content players and wherein each of the plurality of networked content players can utilize the content access list to access the at least one instance of content listed by the content access list;

    associating at least first and second bookmarks with the at least one instance of content utilizing the at least one content player wherein the first bookmark is associated with the at least one instance of content in response to the accessing for the first time and the second bookmark is associated with the at least one instance of content in response to the accessing for the second time; and

    including, utilizing the at least one content player, identification information in each of the at least first and second bookmarks that identifies a requestor that requested generation of the at least first and second bookmarks, wherein the requestor that requested generation of the first bookmark comprises the at least one content player and the requestor that requested generation of the second bookmark comprises at least one specified user, wherein including identification information comprising the at least one content player is performed in response to an event wherein the content player initiates associating the at least one bookmark in response to a stop or pause playback command issued from the at least one specified user wherein playback of the at least one instance of content discontinues subsequent to the issuance of such command, and wherein including identification information comprising the at least one specified user is performed in response to an event wherein the content player initiates the associating the at least one bookmark in response to a bookmark generation command issued from the at least one specified user for revisiting a portion of the at least one instance of content wherein playback of the at least one instance of content continues subsequent to the issuance of such command.

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