Concepts for providing an enhanced media presentation

• US 9,792,386 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2014
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System Incorporated (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System Incorporated (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wellen, Alex, Gallagher, Marisa, Loheide, Don, Wise, Michael, Persaud, Rajin, Koetter, Michael, Estenson, K C, Ehlers, Dave, Hinton, Chris, Quigley, Michael, Legg, Jeremy, Teissler, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): VAUGHN, GREGORY J
• Application Number:
  US14/523,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20150121439A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/00 Handling natural language data speech analysis or synthesis, speech recognition G10L
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/07 characterised by processes or methods for the generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234345 the reformatting operation being performed only on part of the stream, e.g. a region of the image or a time segment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/266 Channel or content management, e.g. generation and management of keys and entitlement messages in a conditional access system, merging a VOD unicast channel into a multicast channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440245 the reformatting operation being performed only on part of the stream, e.g. a region of the image or a time segment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/45457 applied to a time segment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 : for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 : Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 : End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4886 : for displaying a ticker, e.g. scrolling banner for news, stock exchange, weather data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 : involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 : IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 : specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 : involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 : by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/858 : Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot

Abstract

Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for providing an enhanced media presentation. In one embodiment, an enhanced media presentation is provided. To provide the enhanced media presentation, one or more content items associated with subject matter associated with a segment of an enhanced media presentation are identified. Each content item may be associated with at least one uniform resource identifier. Then, a content object based at least in part on at least one content item is created. The content object is an abstract representation of the content item. The content object can be associated with the segment and provided for simultaneous displayed simultaneously with at least a portion of the segment.

Claims

1. A method for providing an enhanced media presentation, the method comprising:

automatically generating rundown data for an enhanced media presentation episode, the rundown data (a) comprising presentation metadata and one or more sets of segment data each associated with one or more segments, each segment comprising a portion of the enhanced media presentation episode and (b) generated based at least in part on a show template;

associating at least one content object identifier with at least one of the one or more sets of segment data;

prior to producing the enhanced media presentation, automatically updating the rundown data, wherein updating the rundown data comprises;

receiving a current directory listing, wherein the current directory listing is provided by a scheduling module,

accessing a previous directory listing, wherein the previous directory listing was previously provided by the scheduling module and the current directory listing and previous directory listing comprise information corresponding to one or more story files associated with a story assigned to the enhanced media presentation episode,

identifying a story file that has been updated in the current directory listing with respect to the previous directory listing based at least in part on comparing the current directory listing and the previous directory listing, and

updating the rundown data based on the story file, wherein updating the rundown data comprises (a) updating the at least one of the one or more sets of segment data, (b) the presentation metadata, or (c) both;

receiving input indicating the start of the enhanced media presentation episode; and

providing the rundown data.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a commercial break start signal, wherein at the time the commercial break start signal is received, a first set of segment data being associated with a status indicating the segment is currently being aired;

receiving input selecting a commercial segment;

inserting commercial set of segment data associated with the commercial segment into the rundown data;

receiving a commercial break end signal;

generating a second segment and corresponding second set of segment data, the corresponding second set of segment data being a duplicate of the first set of segment data;

inserting the corresponding second set of segment data into the rundown data;

flagging the second set of segment data comprising a duplicate segment flag; and

providing the first set of segment data, the commercial set of segment data, and the second set of segment data as one set of segment data.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

responsive to receiving input indicating the start of the enhanced media presentation episode, updating a status associated with a first set of segment data associated with a first segment of the one or more segments a status indicating the first segment is currently being aired.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

responsive to receiving input indicating the start of a second segment of the enhanced media presentation episode, updating the status associated with the first set of segment data to a status indicating the first segment was previously aired and updating the status associated with a second set of segment data associated with a second segment to a status indicating the second segment is currently being aired.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

after the enhanced media presentation episode has aired, storing the rundown data in at least one memory storage device;

responsive to receiving a request for the rundown data, providing the rundown data such that the enhanced media presentation episode may be re-presented as it was originally aired.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the story file identified in the current directory listing as being updated with respect to the previous directory listing corresponds to a new story that is not present in the previous directory listing and automatically updating the rundown data comprises generating a new set of segment data based on the story file.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein at least one set of segment data comprises a scheduling synchronization key and identifying at least one of the one or more segments associated with the change in the directory listing is based at least in part on the scheduling synchronization key.

8. A system for providing an enhanced media presentation, the system comprising at least one memory and at least one processor, the system configured to at least:

automatically generate rundown data for an enhanced media presentation episode, the rundown data (a) comprising presentation metadata and one or more sets of segment data each associated with one or more segments, each segment comprising a portion of the enhanced media presentation episode and (b) generated based at least in part on a show template;

associate at least one content object identifier with at least one of the one or more sets of segment data;

prior to producing the enhanced media presentation, automatically update the rundown data, wherein to update the rundown data, the system is configured to at least;

receive a current directory listing, wherein the current directory listing is provided by a scheduling module,

access a previous directory listing, wherein the previous directory listing was previously provided by the scheduling module and the current directory listing and previous directory listing comprise information corresponding to one or more story files associated with a story assigned to the enhanced media presentation episode,

identify a story file that has been updated in the current directory listing with respect to the previous directory listing based at least in part on comparing the current directory listing and the previous directory listing, and

update the rundown data based on the story file, wherein updating the rundown data comprises (a) updating the at least one of the one or more sets of segment data, (b) the presentation metadata, or (c) both;

receive input indicating the start of the enhanced media presentation episode; and

provide the rundown data.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the system is further configured to:

receive a commercial break start signal, wherein at the time the commercial break start signal is received, a first set of segment data being associated with a status indicating the segment is currently being aired;

receive input selecting a commercial segment;

insert commercial set of segment data associated with the commercial segment into the rundown data;

receive a commercial break end signal;

generate a second segment and corresponding second set of segment data, the corresponding second set of segment data being a duplicate of the first set of segment data;

insert the corresponding second set of segment data into the rundown data;

flag the second set of segment data comprising a duplicate segment flag; and

provide the first set of segment data, the commercial set of segment data, and the second set of segment data as one set of segment data.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the system is further configured to:

responsive to receiving input indicating the start of the enhanced media presentation episode, update a status associated with a first set of segment data associated with a first segment of the one or more segments a status indicating the first segment is currently being aired.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the system is further comprising:

responsive to receiving input indicating the start of a second segment of the enhanced media presentation episode, update the status associated with the first set of segment data to a status to indicate that the first segment was previously aired and update the status associated with a second set of segment data associated with a second segment to a status to indicate that the second segment is currently being aired.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the system is further configured to:

after the enhanced media presentation episode has aired, store the rundown data in at least one memory storage device;

responsive to receiving a request for the rundown data, provide the rundown data such that the enhanced media presentation episode may be re-presented as it was originally aired.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the story file identified in the current directory listing as being updated with respect to the previous directory listing corresponds to a new story that is not present in the previous directory listing and automatically updating the rundown data comprises generating a new set of segment data based on the story file.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein at least one set of segment data comprises a scheduling synchronization key and identifying at least one of the one or more segments associated with the change in the directory listing is based at least in part on the scheduling synchronization key.

15. A computer program product for providing an enhanced media presentation, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion configured to automatically generate rundown data for an enhanced media presentation episode, the rundown data (a) comprising presentation metadata and one or more sets of segment data each associated with one or more segments, each segment comprising a portion of the enhanced media presentation episode and (b) generated based at least in part on a show template;

an executable portion configured to associate at least one content object identifier with at least one of the one or more sets of segment data;

an executable portion configured to prior to producing the enhanced media presentation, automatically update the rundown data, wherein to update the rundown data, the executable portion is configured to;

receive a current directory listing, wherein the current directory listing is provided by a scheduling module,

access a previous directory listing, wherein the previous directory listing was previously provided by the scheduling module and the current directory listing and previous directory listing comprise information corresponding to one or more story files associated with a story assigned to the enhanced media presentation episode,

identify a story file that has been updated in the current directory listing with respect to the previous directory listing based at least in part on comparing the current directory listing and the previous directory listing, and

update the rundown data based on the story file, wherein updating the rundown data comprises (a) updating the at least one of the one or more sets of segment data, (b) the presentation metadata, or (c) both;

an executable portion configured to receive input indicating the start of the enhanced media presentation episode; and

an executable portion configured to provide the rundown data.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising:

an executable portion configured to receive a commercial break start signal, wherein at the time the commercial break start signal is received, a first set of segment data being associated with a status indicating the segment is currently being aired;

an executable portion configured to receive input selecting a commercial segment;

an executable portion configured to insert commercial set of segment data associated with the commercial segment into the rundown data;

an executable portion configured to receive a commercial break end signal;

an executable portion configured to generate a second segment and corresponding second set of segment data, the corresponding second set of segment data being a duplicate of the first set of segment data;

an executable portion configured to insert the corresponding second set of segment data into the rundown data;

an executable portion configured to flag the second set of segment data comprising a duplicate segment flag; and

an executable portion configured to provide the first set of segment data, the commercial set of segment data, and the second set of segment data as one set of segment data.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising:

an executable portion configured to, responsive to receiving input indicating the start of the enhanced media presentation episode, update a status associated with a first set of segment data associated with a first segment of the one or more segments a status indicating the first segment is currently being aired.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 further comprising:

an executable portion configured to, responsive to receiving input indicating the start of a second segment of the enhanced media presentation episode, update the status associated with the first set of segment data to a status to indicate that the first segment was previously aired and update the status associated with a second set of segment data associated with a second segment to a status to indicate that the second segment is currently being aired.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising:

an executable portion configured to after the enhanced media presentation episode has aired, store the rundown data in at least one memory storage device;

an executable portion configured to responsive to receiving a request for the rundown data, provide the rundown data such that the enhanced media presentation episode may be represented as it was originally aired.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the story file identified in the current directory listing as being updated with respect to the previous directory listing corresponds to a new story that is not present in the previous directory listing and automatically updating the rundown data comprises generating a new set of segment data based on the story file.

21. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein at least one set of segment data comprises a scheduling synchronization key and identifying at least one of the one or more segments associated with the change in the directory listing is based at least in part on the scheduling synchronization key.