Downloading video bookmark generating data

• US 9,183,884 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2013
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CustomPlay, LLC
• Original Assignee: CustomPlay, LLC
• Inventors: Tapper, Alejandro P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dang, Hung
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wendmagegn, Girumsew
• Application Number:
  US13/957,014
• Publication Number:
  US 20150037006A1
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• Field of Search: 386/241
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A method comprising initializing playback of a video, the video comprising navigation data, at least one menu, at least one trailer, and a movie; obtaining an identifier of the video; downloading, responsive to the identifier and from a remote source, bookmark generating data that identifies a menu selection that is required to advance towards a playing of the movie; generating, responsive to the bookmark generating data, a bookmark for the movie to be utilized by a navigator, the generating enabling a user to avoid to manually navigate past a menu and a trailer provided with the video; and playing, responsive to the bookmark, the movie.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

initializing playback of a video, the video comprising navigation data, at least one menu, at least one trailer, and a movie;

obtaining an identifier of the video;

downloading, responsive to the identifier and from a remote source, (i) segment information defining a begin video frame and an end video frame of each of a plurality of video segments within the movie, (ii) seek/step data identifying, for each of a plurality of video frames within the movie, a navigation point and a number of video frames that are required to step to a video frame, and (iii) bookmark generating data;

generating, responsive to the bookmark generating data, a bookmark to be utilized by a navigator to navigate past a menu and a trailer provided with the video;

retrieving content preferences of a user;

applying the content preferences to the segment information thereby identifying a first video segment and a non-sequential video segment;

utilizing the seek/step data and a first navigator to seek to a navigation point appropriate to a begin video frame of the first video segment, to step to the begin video frame of the first video segment, and to cue a playing of the first video segment;

utilizing the seek/step data and a second navigator to seek to a navigation point appropriate to a begin video frame of the non-sequential video segment, step to the begin video frame of the non-sequential video segment, and cue a playing of the non-sequential video segment;

utilizing the first navigator to play the first video segment; and

synchronizing the second navigator to play the non-sequential video segment seamlessly following a playing of the first video segment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving content preferences of the user further comprises retrieving presentation preferences;

and wherein the applying the content preferences further comprises applying the presentation preferences.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the bookmark is further responsive to a video'"'"'s user operation control.

4. A method comprising the steps of:

downloading a video comprising navigation data, at least one menu, at least one trailer, and a movie;

initializing playback of the video;

obtaining an identifier of the video;

downloading, responsive to the identifier and from a remote source, (i) segment information defining a begin video frame and an end video frame of each of a plurality of video segments within the movie, and (ii) bookmark generating data;

generating, responsive to the bookmark generating data, a bookmark to be utilized by a navigator to navigate past a menu and a trailer provided with the video;

retrieving content preferences of a user;

applying the content preferences to the segment information thereby identifying a first video segment and a non-sequential video segment;

utilizing a first navigator to play the first video segment; and

synchronizing a second navigator to play the non-sequential video segment seamlessly following a playing of the first video segment.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the retrieving content preferences of the user further comprises retrieving presentation preferences;

and wherein the applying the content preferences further comprises applying the presentation preferences.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the generating of the bookmark is further responsive to a video'"'"'s user operation control.

7. A method comprising the steps of:

initializing playback of a video, the video comprising navigation data, at least one menu, at least one trailer, and a movie;

obtaining an identifier of the video;

downloading, responsive to the identifier and from a remote source, (i) segment information defining a begin video frame and an end video frame of each of a plurality of video segments within the movie, and (ii) bookmark generating data;

generating, responsive to the bookmark generating data, a bookmark to be utilized by a navigator to navigate past a menu and a trailer provided with the video;

retrieving presentation preferences of a user;

applying the presentation preferences to the segment information thereby identifying a first video segment and a non-sequential video segment;

utilizing a first navigator to play the first video segment; and

synchronizing a second navigator to play the non-sequential video segment seamlessly following the playing of the first video segment.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the downloading further comprises downloading seek/step data identifying, for each of a plurality of video frames within the movie, a navigation point and a number of video frames that are required to step to a video frame;

and wherein the method further comprises the steps of;

utilizing the seek/step data and the first navigator to seek to a navigation point appropriate to a begin video frame of the first video segment, to step to the begin video frame of the first video segment, and to cue a playing of the first video segment; and

utilizing the seek/step data and the second navigator to seek to a navigation point appropriate to a begin video frame of the non-sequential video segment, step to the begin video frame of the non-sequential video segment, and cue a playing of the non-sequential video segment.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the generating of the bookmark is further responsive to a video'"'"'s user operation control.