Method and Apparatus for Viewing Instant Replay

• US 20140241696A1
• Filed: 02/26/2013
• Published: 08/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roku, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Roku, Inc.
• Inventors: Wood, Anthony, Ellis, Patrick, Michels, Wim
• Granted Patent: US 9,363,575 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/244
• 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 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 for displaying subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/783 Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8233 the additional signal being a character code signal

Abstract

A system includes a client device configured to detect an initial play request for a portion of a video stream and detect a subsequent play request for the portion of the video stream. A content server coupled to the client device is configured to transmit the portion of the video stream to the client device based upon the initial play request. A closed captioning information server coupled to the client device is configured to transmit the closed captioning information to the client device based on the initial play request. The client device is configured to display the portion of the video stream and the closed captioning information based upon the subsequent play request.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving streamed internet content at a client device for presentation on an attached display;

initially playing a portion of a video stream through the client device without closed captioning information, wherein the closed captioning information corresponds to the portion of the video stream and is stored in a buffer of the client device;

receiving a request to replay the portion of the video stream through the client device after initially playing the portion of the video stream through the client device without the closed captioning information;

retrieving the closed captioning information from the buffer based on the request; and

displaying the closed captioning information through the client device based on the request while simultaneously replaying the portion of the video stream.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the closed captioning information and the portion of the video stream are stored together in the buffer.

2-6. -6. (canceled)

8. A method, comprising:

receiving streamed internet content at a client device for presentation on an attached display;

initially playing a portion of a video stream through the client device without closed captioning information, wherein the closed captioning information corresponds to the portion of the video stream;

receiving a request to replay the portion of the video stream through the client device after initially playing the portion of the video stream through the client device without the closed captioning information;

receiving streamed internet content for the portion of the video stream at the client device, wherein the streamed internet content for the portion of the video stream includes closed captioning information retrieved in response to the request to replay;

replaying the portion of the video stream through the client device based on the request; and

displaying the closed captioning information through the client device based on the request while simultaneously replaying the portion of the video stream.

9-13. -13. (canceled)