Capturing and sharing media content
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing media content from a first device over a digital network, the method comprising:
- receiving a media stream at the first device from a remotely-located media source;
receiving a first user command that defines a start point of a portion of the received media stream and a second user command that defines an end point of the portion of the received media stream;
responsive to receiving the user commands, capturing the defined portion of the received media stream that is bounded by the start point and the end point to thereby extract a clip of the defined portion from the received media stream; and
transmitting the extracted clip to a second device via the digital network.
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Abstract
A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media stream. Users may then share the captured media content with other users. In one embodiment, the media device receives a media stream, plays the media stream, and caches a portion of the media stream as it is being played. A user can define a media clip by selecting its boundaries in the cached portion of the media stream. The media device creates the media clip based on the user'"'"'s input and enables the user to transmit the media clip to another system, such as a community website for sharing it with other users.
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing media content from a first device over a digital network, the method comprising:
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receiving a media stream at the first device from a remotely-located media source; receiving a first user command that defines a start point of a portion of the received media stream and a second user command that defines an end point of the portion of the received media stream; responsive to receiving the user commands, capturing the defined portion of the received media stream that is bounded by the start point and the end point to thereby extract a clip of the defined portion from the received media stream; and transmitting the extracted clip to a second device via the digital network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A client device for sharing media content with a second device, the client device being configured for performing a method comprising:
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receiving a media stream at the client device from a remotely-located media source; receiving user commands at the client device that define a portion of the received media stream, wherein the portion of the media stream is bounded by a start point defined by a first one of the user commands and an end point defined by a second one of the user commands; responsive to receiving the user commands, capturing the defined portion of the received media stream that is bounded by the start point and the end point defined by the user to thereby create a clip of the defined portion of the received media stream; and transmitting the clip of the defined portion of the received media stream to a second device via the digital network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A media device comprising:
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an interface to a digital network; a cache configured to temporarily store at least a portion of a media stream as the media stream is received from a remotely-located media source; and a processor configured to output the cached portion of the media stream for presentation on a display as the media stream is received, to receive first and second user commands that define a portion of the received media stream bounded by a start point specified by the first user command and an end point specified by the second user command while the cached portion of the media stream is being output for presentation, to create a clip of the defined portion of the media stream by copying data from the cached portion of the media stream, and to transmit the clip to a second device via the digital network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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