Methods and apparatus for indexing and/or advertising in a user selected downloaded digital video recording

• US 9,100,705 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2014
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Platypus IP LLC
• Original Assignee: Platypus IP LLC
• Inventors: Jones, David Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): Flynn, Nathan
• Assistant Examiner(s): SOMERA, CAROLINE J R
• Application Number:
  US14/327,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20140325564A1
• Time in Patent Office: 391 Days
• Field of Search: 725/133, 725/134, 725/39, 725/86, 725/42, 725/50, 725/51, 725/52, 725/131, 725/92, 725/100, 725/115
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/274 Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/438 Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving encoded video stream packets from an IP network
• 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 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts

Abstract

A method and apparatus of indexing a previously digitally recorded program of an audio and video program comprising: first, downloading the digital recording of the audio and video program; second, downloading from a server an index of the digital audio and video program to be associated with the digital recording of the audio and video program so as to navigate the digital recording of the audio and video program; third associating the index to the digital audio and video recording enabling a user of the digitally recorded audio and video program to navigate the digital recording of the audio and video program according to the index; and fourth, enabling the user to navigate the indexed associated digital recording of the audio/video program using the index applied to the digital recording of the audio and video program among many other aspects not allowed regarding the length of this abstract.

Claims

1. A method of indexing an audio and video program, the indexing being received by a digital video recording device (DVR) from a server, the program being at least partially previously digitally recorded on the DVR, the method comprising:

first, at least partially downloading the digital recording of the audio and video program, the program including a first segment of the program and a second segment of the program, the first and second segments of the program being defined between a beginning of the program and an end of the program;

second, downloading from the server a first index of the digital audio and video program to the DVR that is relative to the previously downloaded digital recording of the audio and video program, the first index being then associated with the digital recording of the audio and video program so as to enable a user to navigate the digital recording of the audio and video program using the subsequently downloaded first index of the digital audio and video program;

third, associating the first index to both the first and second segments of the digital audio and video program saved on the DVR thereby,

fourth enabling the user of the DVR to digitally navigate the digital recording of the audio and video program according to the first index;

fifth, while the user navigates the first segment of the audio/video program according to the first index, downloading from the server a second index related to the second segment of the audio/video program, wherein the second segment of the audio/video program is updated by the second index while the first segment is being navigated by the user according to the first index; and

sixth, after the user has navigated the first segment of the program, enabling the user to navigate the newly indexed second segment of the associated digital recording of the audio/video program using the subsequently downloaded second index of the digital audio and video program such that the DVR recorded program is interactively and continuously indexed by the server as it is displayed to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first index is generated when the second segment of the audio and video program is not previously predictable.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio and video program is a sports event and the indexing is directed to a sports defined division of the sports event including the beginning and/or end of a quarter, period, bout, fight, or half-time event of the sports event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio and video program is a sports event and the indexing is directed to a sports defined event of the sports event including a goal, win, final minutes, or score of the sports event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio and video program is a live reality show where the first segment within an episode of the reality show extends in length longer than the second segment within the episode of the reality show.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio and video program is a live news program where the first segment of the news program extends in length longer than the second segment of the news program.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading an audio visual advertising segment to be inserted or supplemented while the user navigates from the first indexed segment to the second indexed segment of the audio video program.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the audio visual advertising segment is subsequently determined and updated thereafter based on a previous event of the first segment of the originally recorded audio and video program and downloaded to the digital recorder.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the audio visual advertising segment is inserted or supplemented in the second segment of the program while the user navigates the first indexed segment of the program.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the audio visual advertisement is presented in a sub-window as the user navigates from the first indexed segment to the second indexed segment.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the audio visual advertisement does not disturb the time-shifting aspect of forwarding from of the navigation from the first indexed segment to the second indexed segment, rather is time compressed.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the audio visual advertisement associated with the second indexed segment is interactively and continuously updated based on a georeferenced location of the user by the second index.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio and video program itself is audio and visually adjusted with a time indexed adjacent media that supplements audio and video media of the second segment of the program according to the second index downloaded to the DVR.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the indexing of the audio and video program is manually modified by the user.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the indexing of the audio and video program is viewable and manually approved by the user prior to its application.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the second index replaces a portion of the second segment of the audio/video program while the user is navigating the first segment according to the first index.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the portion of the second segment is replaced due to a copyright violation.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the portion of the second segment is replaced due to a privacy violation.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading additional indices associated with additional sections or particular media of the audio/video program such that the server is interactively and continuously connected to the recorded program on the DVR.