User controlled multi-device media-on-demand system
First Claim
1. A method of delivering media, comprising:
- delivering media to a first device;
receiving, from the first device, a first request to pause the media at a first point in the media;
storing a bookmark for the media in response to the pause request, wherein the bookmark indicates a second point in the media that precedes the first point and is after a starting point of the media, and wherein the bookmark does not indicate the first point;
receiving, from a second device different from the first device, a second request to resume the media;
responsive to receiving the second request, accessing the bookmark to identify the second point; and
delivering the media to the second device beginning from the second point identified from the bookmark.
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Abstract
A method for providing configurable access to media in a media-on-demand system also can include delivering the media to a first client device in a format compatible with the first client device; interrupting the delivery of the media; recording a bookmark specifying a position in the media where the interruption occurred; and resuming delivery of the media to a second client device, the resumed delivery beginning at a position in the media specified by the recorded bookmark. The method further can include identifying device properties for each of the first and second client devices; delivering the media to the first client device in a format compatible with the identified device properties for the first client device; and, delivering the media to the second client device in a format compatible with the identified device properties for the second client device.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of delivering media, comprising:
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delivering media to a first device; receiving, from the first device, a first request to pause the media at a first point in the media; storing a bookmark for the media in response to the pause request, wherein the bookmark indicates a second point in the media that precedes the first point and is after a starting point of the media, and wherein the bookmark does not indicate the first point; receiving, from a second device different from the first device, a second request to resume the media; responsive to receiving the second request, accessing the bookmark to identify the second point; and delivering the media to the second device beginning from the second point identified from the bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for delivering media, comprising:
a server configured to; deliver media to a first device; receive, from the first device, a first request to pause the media at a first point in the media; store a bookmark for the media in response to the pause request, wherein the bookmark indicates a second point in the media that precedes the first point and is after a starting point of the media, and wherein the bookmark does not indicate the first point; receive, from a second device different from the first device, a second request to resume the media; responsive to receiving the second request, access the bookmark to identify the second point; and deliver the media to the second device beginning from the second point identified from the bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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