Methods and apparatus for recording and replaying sports broadcasts
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Abstract
A system for replaying a broadcast sports event using a video on demand or personal video recording system. Metadata is created that subdivides the original broadcast into segments, and associates descriptive information with each segment. Playlists that specify an ordered subsequence of the sequence may be selected and used to present a variety of expanded or condensed versions of the sporting event to a viewer. Navigation controls including segment lists, specially formatted screen displays, and special functions under the control of a user-operated remote control, facilitate the interactive selection and control of the presentation.
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14. A method of selectively controlling the presentation of video programming which comprises:
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receiving said video programming, presenting said video programming to a user, accepting metadata from said user, said metadata characterizing said video programming presented to said first user and comprising a text description of contents of a specific segment of said video programming and at least one of a start point of said specific segment, an end point of said specific segment, a size of said specific segment, and a length of said specific segment, enabling access to said metadata from a plurality of locations, displaying said text description of said specific segment, and using said metadata to retrieve said specific segment for presentation of said specific segment without presentation of the rest of said video programming.
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