Marking media files

• US 9,734,868 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tischer, Steven N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ulrich, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US14/322,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20140355957A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,139 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7867 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4333 Processing operations in response to a pause request
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/93 Regeneration of the television signal or of selected parts thereof

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products insert markers into recorded media modules. A pair of reference points is received that marks a position and another position in a recorded media module. A copy of the recorded media module is retrieved from memory. Portions of the copy of the recorded media module occurring before the position, and occurring after the another position, are discarded. The copy of the recorded media module occurring between the position and the another position is then presented to a user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processor coupled to a memory device, electronic markers associated with a recorded media, the electronic markers marking positions in the recorded media;

retrieving, by the processor, an electronic copy of the recorded media;

discarding, by the processor, portions of the electronic copy of the recorded media occurring outside the positions marked by the electronic markers; and

storing, by the processor coupled to the memory device, the electronic copy of the recorded media occurring between the positions marked by the electronic markers.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to resume a presentation associated with the recorded media.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising inserting the electronic markers in the electronic copy of the recorded media.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising pausing a presentation from one of the positions in the electronic copy of the recorded media.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating one of the positions with a date.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating one of the positions with a user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating one of the positions with a presentation device.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a pair of electronic markers associated with a recorded media, the pair of electronic markers marking positions in the recorded media;

retrieving an electronic copy of the recorded media;

discarding portions of the electronic copy of the recorded media occurring outside the positions; and

storing a remaining portion of the electronic copy of the recorded media occurring between the positions.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a request to resume a presentation from one of the positions.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise inserting the pair of electronic markers in the electronic copy of the recorded media.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise resuming a presentation from one of the positions.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise associating one of the positions with a date.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise associating one of the positions with a user.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise associating one of the positions with a presentation device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a pair of electronic markers associated with a recorded media module, the pair of electronic markers marking positions in the recorded media module;

retrieving an electronic copy of the recorded media module;

discarding portions of the electronic copy of the recorded media module occurring outside the positions; and

storing a portion of the electronic copy of the recorded media module occurring between the positions.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a request to resume a presentation from at least one of the positions.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise inserting the pair of electronic markers in the electronic copy of the recorded media module.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise resuming a presentation from one of the positions in the electronic copy of the recorded media module.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise associating one of the positions with a date.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise associating one of the positions with a user.