Techniques and systems for supporting podcasting
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1. A method comprising:
- playing a podcast episode having a plurality of segments, the podcast episode being associated with chapter information comprising start times of the segments and identifications of multimedia items associated with the segments;
displaying a first multimedia item associated with a first segment as the first segment is played, the first multimedia item identified at least partially based on the start time associated with the first segment; and
displaying a second multimedia item associated with a second segment as the second segment is played, the second multimedia item identified at least partially based on the start time associated with the second segment.
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Abstract
Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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playing a podcast episode having a plurality of segments, the podcast episode being associated with chapter information comprising start times of the segments and identifications of multimedia items associated with the segments; displaying a first multimedia item associated with a first segment as the first segment is played, the first multimedia item identified at least partially based on the start time associated with the first segment; and displaying a second multimedia item associated with a second segment as the second segment is played, the second multimedia item identified at least partially based on the start time associated with the second segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to carry out operations comprising:
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playing a podcast episode having a plurality of segments, the podcast episode being associated with chapter information comprising start times of the segments and identifications of multimedia items associated with the segments; displaying a first multimedia item associated with a first segment as the first segment is played, the first multimedia item determined at least partially based on the start time associated with the first segment; and displaying a second multimedia item associated with a second segment as the second segment is played, the second multimedia item determined at least partially based on the start time associated with the second segment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a device configured for; playing a podcast episode having a plurality of segments, the podcast episode being associated with chapter information comprising start times of the segments and identifications of multimedia items associated with the segments; displaying a first multimedia item associated with a first segment as the first segment is played, the first multimedia item determined at least partially based on the start time associated with the first segment; and displaying a second multimedia item associated with a second segment as the second segment is played, the second multimedia item determined at least partially based on the start time associated with the second segment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to carry out operations comprising:
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accessing at the client device episode information for a podcast; and updating the podcast at the client device with a new episode if it is determined from the episode information that the new episode of the podcast exists. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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