Remixing content received by a set-top box
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1. A method comprising:
- at a first device coupled to a first display device;
receiving a content stream that includes a content item, wherein the content item includes a plurality of content segments and one or more advertisement segments interspersed within the plurality of content segments at designated points in time;
receiving an information stream, wherein the information stream includes first advertisement information, provided by an authorized source, that indicates the times at which each of the one or more advertisement segments is interspersed within the plurality of content segments;
determining that the first device is linked to a secondary device that is authorized to display advertising content and is distinct from the first display device; and
in accordance with the determination that the first device is linked to the authorized secondary device;
generating a modified content item by removing the one or more advertisement segments interspersed within the plurality of content segments in accordance with the first advertisement information and subsequently concatenating the plurality of content segments;
after generating the modified content item;
outputting the modified content item to the first display device; and
outputting the one or more removed advertisement segments, without the modified content item, for concurrent display on the secondary device while the modified content item is displayed on the first display device.
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Abstract
A method at a first device includes receiving a first content stream, the first content stream including a first content item and one or more first advertisements inserted in the first content item; receiving first advertisement information, where the first advertisement information is provided by an authorized source and indicates times at which the first advertisements are inserted in the first content item; generating a second content item by removing the first advertisements from the first content item in accordance with the first advertisement information; and outputting the second content item to a display.
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1. A method comprising:
at a first device coupled to a first display device; receiving a content stream that includes a content item, wherein the content item includes a plurality of content segments and one or more advertisement segments interspersed within the plurality of content segments at designated points in time; receiving an information stream, wherein the information stream includes first advertisement information, provided by an authorized source, that indicates the times at which each of the one or more advertisement segments is interspersed within the plurality of content segments; determining that the first device is linked to a secondary device that is authorized to display advertising content and is distinct from the first display device; and in accordance with the determination that the first device is linked to the authorized secondary device; generating a modified content item by removing the one or more advertisement segments interspersed within the plurality of content segments in accordance with the first advertisement information and subsequently concatenating the plurality of content segments; after generating the modified content item; outputting the modified content item to the first display device; and outputting the one or more removed advertisement segments, without the modified content item, for concurrent display on the secondary device while the modified content item is displayed on the first display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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one or more processing units; memory storing one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processing units; and a first display device; the one or more programs comprising instructions for; receiving a first content stream that includes a first content item, wherein the first content item includes a first plurality of content segments and one or more first advertisement segments interspersed within the first plurality of content segments at designated points in time; receiving a first information stream, wherein the first information stream includes first advertisement information, provided by an authorized source, that indicates the times at which each of the one or more first advertisement segments is interspersed within the first plurality of content segments; determining that the system is linked to a secondary device that is authorized to display advertising content and is distinct from the first display device; and in accordance with the determination that the first device is linked to the authorized secondary device; generating a first modified content item by removing the one or more first advertisement segments interspersed within the first plurality of content segments in accordance with the first advertisement information and subsequently concatenating the first plurality of content segments; after generating the first modified content item; outputting the first modified content item to the first display device; and outputting the one or more removed first advertisement segments, without the first modified content item, for concurrent display on the secondary device while the first modified content item is displayed on the first display device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a first device coupled to a first display device, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
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receiving a first content stream that includes a first content item, wherein the first content item includes a first plurality of content segments and one or more first advertisement segments interspersed within the first plurality of content segments at designated points in time; receiving a first information stream, wherein the first information stream includes first advertisement information, provided by an authorized source, that indicates the times at which each of the one or more first advertisement segments is interspersed within the first plurality of content segments; determining that the first device is linked to a secondary device that is authorized to display advertising content and is distinct from the first display device; and in accordance with the determination that the first device is linked to the authorized secondary device; generating a first modified content item by removing the one or more first advertisement segments interspersed within the first plurality of content segments in accordance with the first advertisement information and subsequently concatenating the first plurality of content segments; after generating the first modified content item; outputting the first modified content item to the first display device; and outputting the one or more removed first advertisement segments, without the first modified content item, for concurrent display on the secondary device while the first modified content item is displayed on the first display device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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