Method and user interface for downloading audio and video content filters to a media player
First Claim
1. A method for accessing at least one media content filter from a remote storage comprising:
- establishing communication with a remote computing device over a network connection;
accessing an at least one media content filter for a multimedia presentation from the remote computing device, the multimedia presentation including encoded video data, the at least one media content filter identifying at least one discrete portion of the multimedia presentation with a first position in the multimedia presentation and an another second position in the multimedia presentation and associated with at least one filtering action associated with the portion of the multimedia presentation;
automatically identifying and filtering presentation of portions of the multimedia presentation content during decoding of the encoded video data, using the at least one media content filter, andemptying from a multimedia buffer information needed for decoding the multimedia presentation but not presented in the filtered presentation.
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Abstract
A client server arrangement for downloading media content filters from a server device to a client device. The media content filters define portions of a separate audio visual presentation containing potentially objectionable subject matter. Depending on user selections, identified portions of the audio/visual presentation may be skipped and/or muted during play. In one particular implementation, the client device, e.g., a DVD player, is configured to initiate a connection with a server device. Upon successful connection, the server device transmits one or more media content filters to the client device. The client device may be configured to determine whether a particular media content filter is available, to facilitate deletion of some existing media content filters in order to secure adequate memory space, and to ensure that the media player has an active account, before initiating a connection with the server device. The server device may be configured to determine whether the media player is associated with an active user account, whether a requested filter is available, and whether adequate memory space is available at the media player, before transmitting media content filters to the client device.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for accessing at least one media content filter from a remote storage comprising:
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establishing communication with a remote computing device over a network connection; accessing an at least one media content filter for a multimedia presentation from the remote computing device, the multimedia presentation including encoded video data, the at least one media content filter identifying at least one discrete portion of the multimedia presentation with a first position in the multimedia presentation and an another second position in the multimedia presentation and associated with at least one filtering action associated with the portion of the multimedia presentation; automatically identifying and filtering presentation of portions of the multimedia presentation content during decoding of the encoded video data, using the at least one media content filter, and emptying from a multimedia buffer information needed for decoding the multimedia presentation but not presented in the filtered presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A media player comprising:
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at least one processing unit configured to identify a multimedia presentation stored in at least one memory configuration in communication with the at least one processing unit; a communication unit configured to communicate with a remote computing device providing at least one media content filters associated with a respective one or more multimedia presentations, the at least one media content filter identifying at least one discrete portion of the multimedia presentation with a position in the multimedia presentation and another position in the multimedia presentation and associated with at least one filtering action associated with the portion of the multimedia presentation; the at least one processing unit operably coupled with the communication unit, the at least one processing unit configured to access at least the media content filter associated with the identified multimedia presentation; the at least one processing unit configured to automatically identify and filter presentation of portions of the multimedia presentation content during decoding of the encoded video-data, —
using the at least one media content filter, and to empty from a multimedia buffer information needed for decoding the multimedia presentation but not presented in the filtered presentation. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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