Presentation of media content from multiple media sources

• US 20050166232A1
• Filed: 09/30/2004
• Published: 07/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sonic Solutions (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sonic Solutions (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Collart, Todd R., Gewickey, Greg, Lamkin, Allan B .
• Application Number:
  US10/957,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20050166232A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/43
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 : Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42646 : for reading from or writing on a non-volatile solid state storage medium, e.g. DVD, CD-ROM
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440263 : by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for displaying on a connected PDA
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 : OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 : Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• 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
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/60 : Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client , e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 : IP
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method comprising displaying audio/video (AV) content in a subset area of a display area; displaying graphical content in the display area while the AV content is displayed in the subset area; and dynamically resizing the AV display area. A method of providing accesses to content comprising receiving a request from a client device for content related to content stored on a portable storage medium; verifying access to the requested content should be granted; and sending the requested content to the client device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying audio/video (AV) content in a subset area of a display area;

displaying graphical content in the display area while the .AV content is displayed in the subset area; and

dynamically resizing the AV display area.

2. A method of claim 1 wherein the resizing of the AV display area is based upon a display device.

3. A method of claim 1 wherein the graphical content is web compatible content.

4. A method of claim 1 wherein the graphical content is programmatic content.

5. A method of claim 1 wherein the graphical content comprises an advanced format.

6. A method of claim 1 wherein the graphical content comprises a markup language.

7. A method of providing accesses to content comprising:

receiving a request from a client device for content related to content stored on a portable storage medium; and

verifying access to the requested content should be granted.

8. A method of claim 7 further comprising sending the requested content to the client device.

9. A method of claim 7 further comprising granting access to the requested content.

10. A method of claim 7 wherein the requested content is web compatible content.

11. A method of claim 7 wherein the graphical content is programmatic content.

12. A method of claim 11 wherein the requested content is a mark up document.

13. A method of claim 12 wherein the requested content comprises a markup language.

14. A method of claim 7 wherein the requested content is stored on the portable storage medium.

15. A method of claim 7 wherein the requested content is stored on a local memory device.

16. A method of claim 7 wherein the requested content is stored on a remote memory device.

17. A method of claim 7 wherein the requested content is a control structure.

18. A method of claim 17 wherein the control structure modifies a flow of the content stored on a portable storage medium.

19. A method of claim 17 wherein the control structure modifies a flow of content stored on a local device.

20. A method of claim 17 wherein the control structure is a DVD navigation structure.

21. A method of playing back content from a portable storage medium comprising:

displaying a first portion of programmatic content stored on the portable storage medium; and

displaying audio/video content stored on the portable storage medium, wherein the audio/video content is shown in a subset area defined by a second portion of programmatic content.

22. A method of claim 21 wherein said portable storage medium comprises a DVD.

23. A method of claim 21 further comprising selecting an interactive mode for playback of said first portion of programmatic content and said audio/video content.

24. A method of claim 21 wherein the first portion of programmatic content is a markup language document.

25. A method of claim 21 wherein the second portion of programmatic content is downloaded.

26. A method comprising:

displaying audio/video (AV) content stored on a portable storage medium;

displaying a first portion of programmatic content stored on a local storage medium along with the AV content stored on the portable storage medium; and

receiving an input signal for interacting with the first portion of programmatic content.

27. A method of claim 26 further comprising displaying a second portion of programmatic content in response to receiving the input signal.

28. A method of claim 26 wherein the first portion of programmatic content is stored in cache memory.

29. A method of claim 26 wherein the first portion of programmatic content is stored on a local device.

30. A method of claim 26 wherein said portable storage medium comprises a DVD.

31. A method of claim 26 wherein the first portion of programmatic content is a markup language document.

32. A method comprising:

displaying audio/video (AV) content stored on a portable storage medium; and

displaying a first programmatic content document from a plurality of programmatic content documents along with the AV content stored on the portable storage medium;

wherein the first programmatic content document is displayed based upon a user preference.

33. A method of claim 32 further comprising displaying a second programmatic content document in response to receiving an input signal.

34. A method of claim 32 wherein the first programmatic content document is stored in cache memory.

35. A method of claim 32 wherein said portable storage medium comprises a DVD.

36. A method of claim 32 wherein the first programmatic content document is a markup language document.

37. A method of comprising:

reading programmatic content from a portable storage medium;

determining a programmatic content version in response to reading the programmatic content; and

accessing content stored on the portable storage medium based upon the programmatic content version.

38. A method of claim 37 further comprising storing the programmatic content version on a local storage medium.

39. A method of claim 37 wherein the programmatic content version is stored in a head section of a document that includes the programmatic content.

40. A method of claim 37 wherein the programmatic content version indicates a minimum programmatic content version for displaying the content stored on the portable storage medium.

41. A method of claim 37 wherein the programmatic content version is a minimum version required for accessing ROM content.

42. A method of claim 37 wherein the programmatic content is a markup language document.

43. A method of claim 37 wherein the programmatic content version is stored in a meta-data section of the markup language document.

44. A method of claim 37 wherein the programmatic content version includes a major version and a minor version.

45. A method of claim 37 wherein the programmatic content version is an application programming interface version.

46. A method of accessing content comprising:

storing a cookie including disk identification information about a portable storage medium on a local storage. medium;

requesting content from a remote storage medium, the request including the cookie; and

receiving content from the remote storage medium relating to content on the portable storage medium.

47. A method of claim 46 wherein access to the content is granted based upon the cookie.

48. A method of claim 46 wherein the received content is programmatic content.

49. A method of claim 46 wherein the received content is a mark up document.

50. A method of claim 46 wherein the received content comprises a markup language.

51. A method of claim 46 further comprising:

storing the received content on a local storage medium; and

outputting the received content to a display screen.

52. A method of controlling access to content comprising:

determining a parental control level for a player;

outputting multimedia content from a portable storage medium based upon the parental control level; and

outputting programmatic content related to the multimedia content based upon the parental control level.

53. A method of claim 52 further comprising utilizing a control structure to alter the playback of the multimedia content stored on the portable storage medium.

54. A method of claim 52 further comprising utilizing a control structure to alter the playback of the programmatic content.

55. A method of claim 52 further comprising receiving the control structure from a remote storage medium.

56. A method of claim 52 wherein the control structure is stored on a local storage medium.

57. A method of claim 52 wherein the control structure is a DVD navigation structure.

58. A method of playing back content from a portable storage medium comprising:

reading content from a portable storage medium;

loading programmatic content from the portable storage medium into a local storage medium; and

outputting multimedia content from the portable storage medium after loading the programmatic content.

59. A method of claim 58 wherein the local storage medium is a cache memory.

60. A method of claim 58 wherein the programmatic content is a markup language document.

61. A method of claim 58 further comprising outputting the programmatic content along with the multimedia content.

62. A method of claim 58 wherein the loading of the programmatic content prevents delay in playback of the multimedia content.

63. A method of claim 58 wherein the loading further comprises loading programmatic content a function of at least one of a player mode, a disc type, and a content format.

64. A method of playing back content from a portable storage medium comprising:

reading a portable storage medium, the portable storage medium including multimedia data and programmatic content; and

loading the programmatic content into a cache memory.

65. A method of claim 64 further comprising outputting the multimedia data along with the programmatic content.

66. A method of claim 64 further comprising displaying the multimedia data along with the programmatic content.

67. A method of claim 64 wherein the portable storage medium comprises a DVD.

68. A method comprising:

displaying multimedia content on a display screen;

displaying programmatic content on the display screen along with the audio video content; and

adjusting at least one of a pan ratio of the multimedia content and a zoom ratio of the multimedia content in response to receiving an event.

69. A method of claim 68 further comprising displaying the multimedia content within a subset area defined by the programmatic content.

70. A method of claim 68 further comprising monitoring for the event with an event handler.

71. A method comprising:

displaying audio/video (AV) content stored on a portable storage medium; and

displaying a first programmatic content document from a plurality of programmatic content documents along with the AV content stored on the portable storage medium;

wherein the displaying of the first programmatic content document includes displaying the first programmatic content document as a function of a language.

72. A method of claim 71 further comprising displaying a second programmatic content document in response to receiving an input signal.

73. A method of claim 71 wherein the first programmatic content document is stored in cache memory.

74. A method of claim 72 wherein said portable storage medium comprises a DVD.

75. A method of claim 71 wherein the first programmatic content document is a markup language document.

76. A method of claim 71 further comprising downloading the first programmatic content document based upon a language.

77. A method comprising:

displaying multimedia content on a display screen;

displaying a first portion of programmatic content on the display screen along with the audio video content; and

selecting the multimedia content in response to a received event.

78. A method of claim 77 wherein a second portion of programmatic content defines a subset area for display of the multimedia content.

79. A method of claim 77 further comprising switching to a full screen view of the multimedia content.

80. A method of claim 79 further comprising switching back to displaying both the multimedia content and programmatic content upon receipt of a second event.

81. A method comprising:

displaying audio/video (AV) content stored on a portable storage medium; and

determining a language for programmatic content;

displaying the programmatic content in the determined language along with the AV content stored on the portable storage medium.

82. A method of claim 81 further comprising determining the language for programmatic content based upon a user profile.

83. A method of claim 81 wherein the language for the programmatic content determines the language for displayed text within the programmatic content.

84. A method of navigating content comprising:

displaying video within an area defined by programmatic content;

displaying programmatic content along with the video;

receiving an first input; and

selecting the area defined by the programmatic content in response to receiving the first input.

85. A method of claim 84 further comprising:

receiving a second input while the area defined by the programmatic content is selected; and

displaying the video in a full screen view in response to receiving the second input.

86. A method of claim 84 further comprising displaying the video in a full screen view.

87. A method of claim 84 further comprising indicating the presence of additional assets.

88. A method of claim 84 further comprising:

receiving a second input; and

returning to displaying the video within the area defined by the programmatic content.

89. A method of claim 85 wherein the programmatic content is a web page.

90. A method of claim 84 wherein the programmatic content is a markup language document.

91. A method of claim 84 wherein the programmatic content is downloaded.

92. A method of comprising:

reading programmatic content from a portable storage medium;

determining a programmatic content format in response to reading the programmatic content; and

accessing content stored on the portable storage medium based upon the programmatic content format.

93. A method of claim 92 further comprising storing the programmatic content format on a local storage medium.

94. A method of claim 92 wherein the programmatic content format is stored in a head section of a document that includes the programmatic content.

95. A method of claim 92 wherein the programmatic content is a markup language document.

96. A method of claim 92 wherein the programmatic content format is stored in a meta-data section of the HTML document.

97. A method of claim 92 wherein the programmatic content format is an application programming interface format.