System, method and article of manufacture for updating content stored on a portable storage medium

• US 20040255236A1
• Filed: 06/25/2004
• Published: 12/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: InterActual Technologies Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Collart, Todd R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,577,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/500.1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/022 Control panels
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/12 by sensing distinguishing features of or on records, e.g. diameter end mark
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/16 Manual control
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/764 at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

A system, method, and article of manufacture is provided for updating content stored on a portable storage medium. Upon input of a portable storage medium into a machine by a user, the content stored on the portable storage medium is read. After reading the content of the portable storage medium, a separate storage medium is accessed and content is received therefrom. The content from the separate storage medium is an update of the content of the portable storage medium. This content of the separate storage medium is then displayed.

Claims

1. A method of providing multimedia content comprising the steps of:

reading, at a local machine, local multimedia content stored on a portable storage medium;

determining if separate multimedia content is stored on a separate storage medium in response to the reading at the local machine of the local multimedia content;

requesting the separate multimedia content from the separate storage medium;

receiving the separate multimedia content from the separate storage medium; and

displaying at least one of the local multimedia content and the separate multimedia content as a function of the determining.

2. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 1, wherein said separate multimedia content further comprises updated multimedia content.

3. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 2, wherein said updated multimedia content is a subtitle.

4. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 2, wherein said updated multimedia content is captions.

5. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 2, wherein said updated multimedia content is a menu.

6. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 2, wherein said updated multimedia content is an alternate camera angle.

7. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 2, wherein said updated multimedia content further comprises a display using a mark-up language.

8. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 7, wherein said mark-up language is HTML.

9. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 2, wherein said updated multimedia content is in a different language than said local multimedia content.

10. A method of determining if multimedia content is stored on a separate storage medium, as recited in claim 2, wherein said determining is automatic.

11. A method of determining if multimedia content is stored on a separate storage medium, as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a user action, which is effected by the user; and

wherein said determining further comprises determining as a function of said receiving of the indication of the user action.

12. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 1, wherein said separate multimedia content further comprises additional multimedia content.

13. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 12, wherein said additional multimedia content is a subtitle.

14. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 12, wherein said additional video content is captions.

15. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 12, wherein said additional video content further comprises a menu.

16. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 12, wherein said additional video content is an alternate camera angle.

17. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 12, wherein said additional video content is a subpicture.

18. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 12, wherein said additional multimedia content further comprises a display using a mark-up language.

19. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 18, wherein said mark-up language is HTML.

20. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 12, wherein said additional multimedia content is in a different language than said local multimedia content.

21. A method of determining if additional video content is stored on a separate storage medium, as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a user action, which is effected by the user; and

wherein said determining further comprises determining as a function of said receiving of the indication of the user action.

22. A method of claim 1, further comprising downloading an updated control structure.

23. A method of claim 22, wherein said updated control structure modifies a flow of the local multimedia content and the separate multimedia content.

24. A method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises identifying said portable storage medium using a tracking identifier on said portable storage medium.

25. A method of claim 24, wherein said tracking identifier is retrieved from the BCA.

26. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 1, further comprising reading at said local machine a user identifier.

27. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 26, wherein said determining is based upon said user identifier.

28. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 1, further comprising reading at said local machine a unique identifier.

29. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 1, wherein said separate multimedia content is stored in a cache memory.

30. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 1, wherein said separate multimedia content is stored in RAM.

31. A method of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 1, wherein said separate multimedia content is stored in a hard drive.

32. A method of claim 1, wherein the portable storage medium is an electronic storage medium.

33. A method of claim 1, wherein the portable storage medium is an optical storage medium.

34. A system for providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium comprising:

the portable storage medium for storing content;

a separate storage medium for storing multimedia content of the content stored on the portable storage medium;

a processor means for determining a presence of the separate multimedia content stored on the separate storage medium in response to accessing the content stored on the portable storage medium; and

a processor for displaying the local multimedia content stored on the separate storage medium instead of at least a portion of the multimedia content stored on the portable storage medium.

35. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 34, wherein said multimedia content further comprises updated multimedia content.

36. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 35, wherein said updated multimedia content is a subtitle.

37. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 35, wherein said updated multimedia content is captions.

38. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 35, wherein said updated multimedia content further comprises a menu.

39. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 35, wherein said updated video content is an alternate camera angle.

40. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 35, wherein said updated multimedia content further comprises a display using a mark-up language.

41. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 40, wherein said mark-up language is HTML.

42. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 35, wherein said updated multimedia content is in a different language than said local multimedia content.

43. A system of determining if updated multimedia content is stored on a separate storage medium, as recited in claim 35, wherein said determining is automatic.

44. A system of determining if updated multimedia content is stored on a separate storage medium, as recited in claim 35, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a user action, which is effected by the user; and

wherein said determining further comprises determining as a function of said receiving of the indication of the user action.

45. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 34, wherein said multimedia content further comprises additional content.

46. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 45, wherein said additional multimedia content is a subtitle.

47. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 45, wherein said additional multimedia content is captions.

48. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 45, wherein said additional multimedia content is a menu.

49. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 45, wherein said additional multimedia content is an alternate camera angle.

50. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 45, wherein said additional multimedia content is a subpicture.

51. A system of providing content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 45, wherein said additional multimedia content further comprises a display using a mark-up language.

52. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 51, wherein said mark-up language is HTML.

53. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 45, wherein said additional multimedia content is in a different language than said local multimedia content.

54. A system of determining if additional multimedia content is stored on a separate storage medium, as recited in claim 45, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a user action, which is effected by the user; and

wherein said determining further comprises determining as a function of said receiving of the indication of the user action.

55. A system of claim 34, further comprising downloading an updated control structure.

56. A system of claim 55, wherein said updated control structure modifies a flow of the local multimedia content and the separate multimedia content.

57. A system of claim 34, wherein the system further comprises identifying said portable storage medium using said tracking identifier on said portable storage medium.

58. A system of claim 57, wherein said tracking identifier is retrieved from the BCA.

59. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 34, further comprising reading at said local machine a user identifier.

60. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 59, wherein said determining is based upon said user identifier.

61. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 34, further comprising reading at said local machine a unique identifier.

62. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 34, wherein said separate multimedia content is stored in a cache memory.

63. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 34, wherein said separate multimedia content is stored in RAM.

64. A system of providing multimedia content of a portable storage medium, as recited in claim 34, wherein said separate multimedia content is stored in a hard drive.

65. A system of claim 34, wherein the portable storage medium is an electronic storage medium.

66. A system of claim 34, wherein the portable storage medium is an optical storage medium.

67. A method comprising:

receiving a request for an indication of whether separate multimedia content is stored on a separate storage medium, the request having been generated in response to reading local multimedia content;

transmitting the indication of whether the separate multimedia content is stored on the separate storage medium;

receiving a request for the separate multimedia content; and

transmitting the separate multimedia content stored on the separate storage medium.

68. A system comprising:

a separate storage medium for storing multimedia content related to content stored on a portable storage medium;

a network for connecting the separate storage medium to the portable storage medium; and

a processor means for determining a presence of multimedia content stored on the separate storage medium in response to accessing the content stored on the portable storage medium.