Blu-ray pairing with video portal

• US 10,694,253 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2016
• Issued: 06/23/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shenkler, Andrew M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pendleton, Brian T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Saint Cyr, Jean D
• Application Number:
  US15/138,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20160241914A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,519 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 25/04 using flat record carriers, e.g. disc, card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2387 Stream processing in response to a playback request from an end-user, e.g. for trick-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25883 being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• 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 21/4781 Games
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4784 receiving rewards
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• 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: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Blu-ray™ pairing with a video portal is described herein. The pairing capabilities are able to be stored on the Blu-ray™ disc. Additionally, analytics are stored on the Blu-ray™ disc which are able to determine which user took which action (e.g., pressed play, stop, skipped chapters, did not watch a video). By pairing the Blu-ray™ with a video portal, a user is able to resume a video online where the user left off at on the disc or vice versa. Additionally, from the Blu-ray™ disc or video portal, a user is able to take social networking actions such as “liking” on Facebook®, sending tweets, sharing content. The Blu-ray™ disc also provides additional interactivity.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a. pairing a high definition video disc player with an Internet-based video portal;

b. providing access to content on a high definition video disc accessed by the high definition video disc player using the high definition video disc player and the video portal; and

c. providing interactivity with the content on the high definition video disc player, wherein the content on the high definition video disc includes a movie with at least one embedded game placed interstitially within the movie, and providing interactivity includes enabling a user to watch the movie and play the at least one embedded game, wherein watching the movie automatically switches to playing the at least one embedded game at one or more designated points, and actions taken during the at least one embedded game affect a path of the movie, wherein providing interactivity further includes;

overlaying a pop-up on the content to display unlockable content which pauses the content, and buffering the content when the content is paused, and when the content is resumed, the content resumes at a same bit rate as before being paused, wherein the Internet-based video portal continuously monitors a position of the movie for buffering the content, such that when the user switches from the high definition video disc player to the Internet-based video portal, the movie resumes and plays immediately.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein providing access to the content by the high definition video disc player includes resuming play of the content at a position left off at regardless of a device being used to access the content.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein pairing the high definition video disc player with the video portal includes receiving a unique device code for the high definition video disc player.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the video portal is accessible using another device including a smart phone, personal computer or laptop computer.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising linking the video portal with a social networking system.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising enabling a user to share a clip of the content on the social networking system by using a remote control for the high definition video disc player.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein providing interactivity includes displaying dynamic advertisements.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the interactivity includes presenting contextual content.

23. The method of claim 3 wherein pairing the high definition video disc player with the video portal includes displaying the unique device code after an application on the high definition video disc player begins, and the unique device code is received by the user entering the unique device code using a device accessing the video portal.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a. a non-transitory memory for storing an application, the application for;

i. pairing with an Internet-based video portal;

ii. playing content on a high definition video disc; and

iii. providing interactivity with the content, wherein the content on the high definition video disc includes a movie with at least one embedded game placed interstitially within the movie, and providing interactivity includes enabling a user to watch the movie and play the at least one embedded game, wherein watching the movie automatically switches to playing the at least one embedded game at one or more designated points, and actions taken during the at least one embedded game affect a path of the movie, wherein providing interactivity further includes;

overlaying a pop-up on the content to display unlockable content which pauses the content, and buffering the content when the content is paused, and when the content is resumed, the content resumes at a same bit rate as before being paused, wherein the Internet-based video portal continuously monitors a position of the movie for buffering the content, such that when the user switches from the high definition video disc player to the Internet-based video portal, the movie resumes and plays immediately; and

b. a processing component coupled to the memory, the processing component configured for processing the application.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein pairing the high definition video disc player with the video portal includes receiving a unique device code for the high definition video disc player.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the video portal is accessible using another device including a smart phone, personal computer or laptop computer.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the application is further configured for linking the video portal with a social networking system.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the application is further configured for enabling a user to share a clip of the content on the social networking system by using a remote control for the high definition video disc player.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein providing interactivity includes displaying dynamic advertisements.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the interactivity includes presenting contextual content.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the apparatus comprises a high definition video disc player, the high definition video disc or a combination thereof.

17. A system comprising:

a. a high definition video disc device comprising;

i. a receiving component configured for receiving a high definition video disc;

ii. a playing component configured for playing the high definition video disc, wherein the high definition video disc includes an application configured to;

(1) pair the high definition video disc device with an Internet-based video portal; and

(2) provide interactivity, wherein content on the high definition video disc includes a movie with at least one embedded game placed interstitially within the movie, and providing interactivity includes enabling a user to watch the movie and play the at least one embedded game, wherein watching the movie automatically switches to playing the at least one embedded game at one or more designated points, and actions taken during the at least one embedded game affect a path of the movie, wherein providing interactivity further includes;

overlaying a pop-up on the content to display unlockable content which pauses the content, and buffering the content when the content is paused, and when the content is resumed, the content resumes at a same bit rate as before being paused, wherein the Internet-based video portal continuously monitors a position of the movie for buffering the content, such that when the user switches from the high definition video disc player to the Internet-based video portal, the movie resumes and plays immediately; and

b. a computing device configured for accessing the video portal.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein pairing the high definition video disc player with the video portal includes receiving a unique device code for the high definition video disc player.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein the video portal enables linking the video portal with a social networking system.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein high definition video disc device includes a remote control for sharing a clip of the content on the social networking system.

21. The system of claim 17 wherein providing interactivity includes displaying dynamic advertisements.

22. The system of claim 17 wherein the interactivity includes presenting contextual content.