Television receiver enhancement features

• US 9,066,156 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2013
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dish Technologies LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Echostar Technologies LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Inventors: Kapa, Milton Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Pankaj
• Assistant Examiner(s): NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R
• Application Number:
  US13/971,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20150058890A1
• Time in Patent Office: 672 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4135 external recorder interface circuits between an apparatus for recording television signals and a television receiver H04N5/775
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4181 for conditional access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44204 Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44213 Monitoring of end-user related data arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739

Abstract

One or more of a system, method, apparatus, and computer-program product to enable implementation of one or more features that together or separately enhance Quality of Experience or Quality of Service as a particular user interacts with a television receiver.

Claims

1. A television receiver, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

output for presentation by a display device at least one predefined clip of recorded media provided by a content provider when a prior playback of the recorded media has at least exceeded a non-zero time threshold;

output for presentation by the display device particular content that is separate from but associated with and that describes particular media provided by the content provider, and that is provided by customers of the content provider in place of content that is separate from but associated with and that describes the particular media provided by an entity other than customers of the content provider;

report to the content provider feedback about the quality of the predefined clip as representative summary information of the recorded media; and

detect receipt of an indication to access an interface that presents an option for a particular user to provide comments about the particular media.

2. The television receiver of claim 1, wherein the memory having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

output the at least one predefined clip when the prior playback of the recorded media has exceeded the non-zero time threshold value and a predetermined period of time has passed since the prior playback of the recorded media; and

determine whether to modify a rank of the particular content in relation to other customer-provided content based on a received indication of approval or disapproval of the particular content.

3. The television receiver of claim 1, wherein the memory having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

access from within a particular file associated with the recorded media from one of a local memory of the television receiver and a delocalized server over a network connection a start time to playback the predefined clip, and a time duration that indicates a total time to playback the predefined clip; and

detect receipt of an indication to access other particular customer-generated content having an associated ranking greater than or less than a ranking of the particular content.

4. The television receiver of claim 1, wherein the memory having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

detect receipt of an indication during playback of the predefined clip to restart playback of the recorded media to completion starting from a time associated with the indication; and

detect receipt of an input corresponding to approval or disapproval of the particular content.

5. The television receiver of claim 1, wherein the memory having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

detect receipt of an indication during playback of the predefined clip to restart playback of the recorded media to completion starting from a time associated with a ceasing of the prior playback of the recorded media; and

detect receipt of an input corresponding to a rating of the particular media.

6. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request to access recorded media content;

determining whether a prior playback of the recorded media content has exceeded a particular time threshold value;

when the prior playback of the recorded media content has at least exceeded the particular time threshold value, and a summary file of the recorded media content is available, outputting for presentation at least one clip of the recorded media content based on information within the summary file, wherein the at least one clip is contained within the recorded media content prior to a time associated with a ceasing of the prior playback of the recorded media content; and

receiving feedback, based on input from a user, about the quality of the at least one clip as representative summary information of the recorded media content.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

outputting for presentation the at least one clip when the prior playback of the recorded media content has exceeded the particular time threshold value, and a predetermined period of time has passed since the prior playback of the recorded media content.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

accessing when available the summary file by a television receiver from one of a local memory of the television receiver and a delocalized server over a network connection.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

populating the summary file to contain information associated with the at least one clip including a timestamp that indicates a start time to playback the at least one clip, and a time duration that indicates a total time to playback the at least one clip.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving an indication during playback of the at least one clip, based on input from a user, to restart playback of the recorded media content to completion starting from a time associated with the indication.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving an indication during playback of the at least one clip, based on input from a user, to restart in playback of the recorded media content to completion starting from the time associated with the ceasing of the prior playback of the recorded media content.