Variation and control of sensory work playback
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1. A sensory work playback system, comprising:
- a sensory work input port operable to receive sensory work data;
a storage device accessible over a network to members within a community for storing a playback control record that is selectable over the network by one or more members within the community setting forth alterations to the playback of the sensory work data, the playback control record including;
a sensory work applicability identifier usable to determine whether the playback control record is applicable to a sensory work;
a user rating, the user rating identifying the user'"'"'s degree of like or dislike of the playback control record;
at least one variation encoding, the variation encoding including a control signal and data to define an alteration to be applied to the playback of the sensory work;
a sensory work output port operable to send information to a sensory output device to enable the playback of sensory work data;
a processor operable to automatically alter the playback of the sensory work data without user input in accordance with the playback control record based on the at least one variation encoding and the user rating of the playback control record, and to output altered sensory work data through the sensory work output port; and
a user interface enabling one or more members of the community to provide ratings feedback to the community.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are shown which may enable users to create custom playback schemes for sensory works, including television shows, where a community of users may share thin time-based metadata edit control structures that are processed to enable playback devices to reproduce reference programming material according to the edits or cuts made any user.
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43 Claims
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1. A sensory work playback system, comprising:
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a sensory work input port operable to receive sensory work data; a storage device accessible over a network to members within a community for storing a playback control record that is selectable over the network by one or more members within the community setting forth alterations to the playback of the sensory work data, the playback control record including; a sensory work applicability identifier usable to determine whether the playback control record is applicable to a sensory work; a user rating, the user rating identifying the user'"'"'s degree of like or dislike of the playback control record; at least one variation encoding, the variation encoding including a control signal and data to define an alteration to be applied to the playback of the sensory work; a sensory work output port operable to send information to a sensory output device to enable the playback of sensory work data; a processor operable to automatically alter the playback of the sensory work data without user input in accordance with the playback control record based on the at least one variation encoding and the user rating of the playback control record, and to output altered sensory work data through the sensory work output port; and a user interface enabling one or more members of the community to provide ratings feedback to the community. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A playback control record stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the playback control record comprising:
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a sensory work applicability identifier usable to determine whether the playback control record is applicable to a sensory work; a user rating, the user rating identifying the user'"'"'s degree of like or dislike of the playback control record; and at least one variation encoding, the variation encoding, including a control signal and data to define an alteration to be applied to the playback of the sensory work, wherein the playback control record is usable by a sensory work playback device to automatically alter the playback of the sensory work without user input based on at least the user rating of the playback control record. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for altering the playback of a sensory work, the method comprising:
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receiving a playback control record, the playback control record including a sensory work applicability identifier usable to determine whether the playback control record is applicable to a sensory work, a user rating, the user rating identifying the user'"'"'s degree of like or dislike of the playback control record, and at least one variation encoding, the variation encoding including a control signal and data to define an alteration to be applied to the playback of the sensory work; receiving the sensory work; automatically altering the sensory work based on the playback control record without user input based on at least the user rating of the playback control record; and outputting data to facilitate the playback of the altered sensory work by a sensory work playback device.
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28. Software stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the software comprising:
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a code segment to access a playback control record, wherein the playback control record includes a user rating, the user rating identifying the user'"'"'s degree of like or dislike of the playback control record and at least one variation encoding, the variation encoding including control signals and data that defines an alteration to be applied to the playback of the sensory work; a code segment to read a sensory work; a code segment to automatically alter the sensory work based on at least the user rating of the playback control record without user input; and a code segment to output data to facilitate the playback of the altered sensory work by a sensory work playback device.
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29. A device operable to control sensory work playback, the device comprising:
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a storage device for storing a playback control record setting forth alterations to the playback of a sensory work, the playback control record including; a user rating, the user rating identifying the user'"'"'s degree of like or dislike of the playback control record; at least one variation encoding, the variation encoding including control signals and data for defining an alteration to be applied to the playback of the sensory work; logic for automatically generating at least one control signal based on at least the user rating of the playback control record without user input; and a control signal port operable to output the at least one control signal to vary the behavior of the sensory work playback device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. On a server, a playback control record system comprising:
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a database of playback control records; and a playback control record retrieval system operable to transmit a playback control record from the database, the playback control record including a sensory work applicability identifier usable to determine whether the playback control record is applicable to a sensory work, a user rating, the user rating identifying the user'"'"'s degree of like or dislike of the playback control record, and at least one variation encoding, the variation encoding including a control signal and data to define an alteration to be applied to the playback of the sensory work, wherein the playback control record is usable by a sensory work playback device to automatically alter the playback of the sensory work without user input based on at least the user rating of the playback control record. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A method for providing control of sensory work playback, the method comprising:
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storing at least one playback control record, wherein the at least one playback control record includes a user rating, the user rating identifying the user'"'"'s degree of like or dislike of the playback control record, and at least one variation encoding, the variation encoding including a control signal and data that defines an alteration to be applied to the playback of a sensory work; receiving a playback control record request across a computer network; in response to the received request, submitting a playback control record from the at least one playback control record, the playback control record usable by a sensory work playback device to automatically alter the playback of the sensory work without user input based on at least the user rating of the playback control record; and maintaining metadata related to the at least one playback control record and using the maintained metadata to provide community features, the community features including recording feedback to the community. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for providing control of sensory work playback, the method comprising:
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storing at least one playback control record, wherein the at least one playback control record includes a user rating, the user rating identifying the user'"'"'s degree of like or dislike of the playback control record, and at least one variation encoding, the variation encoding including a control signal and data that defines an alteration to be applied to the playback of a sensory work; making the playback control record available to members within a community; maintaining metadata related to the at least one playback control record and using the maintained metadata to provide community features, the community features including recording feedback to the community; receiving a playback control record request across a computer network from one or more members of the community; in response to the received request, submitting a playback control record from the at least one playback control record, the playback control record usable by a sensory work playback device to automatically alter the playback of the sensory work without user input based on at least the user rating of the playback control record.
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