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Concepts for providing an enhanced media presentation

  • US 10,635,737 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2014
  • Issued: 04/28/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing an enhanced media presentation, the method comprising:

  • receiving rundown data associated with one or more rundown tiles, each rundown tile associated with (i) a segment of the enhanced media presentation, wherein the enhanced media presentation comprises a show episode and the segment is a portion of the show episode, and (ii) a status configured to indicate at least one of (a) the segment associated with the rundown tile was previously aired, (b) the segment associated with the rundown tile is currently being aired, or (c) the segment associated with the rundown tile has not been aired, wherein only one of the one or more rundown tiles is associated with a status indicating the segment associated with the rundown tile is currently being aired at a given time and, when the status is currently being aired or has not been aired, a duration of the segment associated with the rundown tile is an estimated duration;

    receiving a video stream or file corresponding to the enhanced media presentation;

    simultaneously causing display of (i) the one or more rundown tiles within a rundown frame of a user interface provided via a window of a web browser or dedicated application, wherein (a) the one or more rundown tiles provide at least a portion of the rundown data, (b) the one or more rundown tiles are displayed such that the status associated with each rundown tile is indicated, and (c) a first rundown tile of the one or more rundown tiles is a selectable user interface element configured to provide a user with access to a video stream or file corresponding to a first segment associated with the first rundown tile, the first segment being associated with a status of previously aired, and (ii) at least a portion of the video stream or file within a video portion of the user interface via the window of the web browser or dedicated application, wherein the video portion of the user interface and the rundown frame of the user interface are non-overlapping;

    receiving updated rundown data associated with at least one of a first rundown tile of the one or more rundown tiles or at least a second rundown tile of the one or more rundown tiles, wherein the updated rundown data indicates (i) that at least one of (a) the status associated with the first rundown tile has changed from currently being aired to previously aired or (b) the status associated with the second rundown tile corresponding to a second segment has changed from not been aired to currently being aired and (ii) that a duration of the first segment is an actual duration, wherein the actual duration is a known length of time; and

    based at least in part on the received updated rundown data, causing display of both (i) at least a portion of the video stream or file corresponding to the second segment in the video portion and (ii) one or more updated rundown tiles via the rundown frame, wherein (a) the one or more updated rundown tiles provide at least a portion of the updated rundown data and (b) the updated rundown tiles are displayed such that the status associated with each updated rundown tile is indicated.

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