Methods and apparatus for recording and replaying sports broadcasts

• US 8,091,111 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2007
• Issued: 01/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TiVo Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Digitalsmiths Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Logan, James D., Durgin, Scott A., Burd, Dana
• Primary Examiner(s): SHANG, ANNAN Q
• Application Number:
  US11/894,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20080060001A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,597 Days
• Field of Search: 725 87-120, 709217-232
• US Class Current: 725/110
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4335 Housekeeping operations, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions storage management, e.g. defragmentation G06F3/0604; unloading stored programs G06F9/445; storage management in file systems G06F16/10; buffering arrangements in a network node or in an end terminal in packet networks H04L49/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4663 involving probabilistic networks, e.g. Bayesian networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 : for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 : for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 : Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• 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 21/482 : End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 : using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 : involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 : involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 : by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8547 : involving timestamps for synchronizing content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 : Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 : by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 : by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

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.

Claims

1. A method for offering an interactive game to a user based on a sports event, the method comprising:

storing a sports event as a video program in a storage device;

defining a plurality of video segments from the video program utilizing video metadata;

playing the video program in a first area of a display, the video program configured to be played in a time-shifted mode;

establishing a second area of the display as a video segment display area;

in response to activation of the time-shifted mode, presenting an interactive game to the user based on the sports event to which the video segment metadata provides contextual links to the sports event, wherein the interactive game is displayed in the video segment area of the display; and

accepting response of the interactive game from the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the time-shifted mode is activated in response to an input from the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the input from the user comprises pausing the video program.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive game comprises a multiple-choice question.

5. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

accepting a bet on the outcome of the interactive game from the user; and

placing the bet on behalf of the user.

6. A method for displaying advanced statistics to a user based on a sports event, the method comprising:

storing a sports event as a video program in a storage device;

playing the video program in a first area of a display, the video program configured to be played in a time-shifted manner;

establishing a second area of the display as a video segment display area;

receiving from the user a dynamic, personalized selection of one or more sports statistics related to the sports event to be displayed during playback of the video program in a pre-selected sequence; and

presenting the specified one or more selected sports statistics to the user based on the sports event, the specified one or more selected sports statistics displayed in the video segment area of the display.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first area and the second area of the display are non-overlapping.

8. The method of claim 6, the method further comprising:

allowing the user to specify a rotating sequence of the specified one or more sports statistics related to the sports event to be displayed during playback of the video program.

9. The method of claim 8, the method further comprising:

allowing the user to specify one or more time intervals of the video program;

automatically pausing the video program at the end of the one or more time intervals; and

displaying a next sports statistic of the rotating sequence of the specified one or more sports statistics related to the sports event.

10. The method of claim 8, the method further comprising:

displaying a camera angle of the video program corresponding to a sports statistic of the specified one or more sports statistics related to the sports event.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein the specified one or more sports statistics related to the sports event comprise passing yards, rushing yards, quarterback ratings, and third down conversion ratios.

12. A method for displaying a chalk talk to a user based on a sports event, the method comprising;

storing a sports event as a video program in a storage device, the video program comprising a plurality of segments;

generating metadata identifying and describing each of the plurality of segments of the video program;

wherein the metadata comprises a chalk talk diagram of the corresponding segment;

playing the video program in a first area of a display, the video program configured to be played in a time-shifted manner with respect to the chalk talk diagram in the metadata;

establishing a second area of the display as a video segment display area; and

in response to playing a segment of the video program, presenting a chalk talk diagram corresponding to the segment based on the sports event, the chalk talk diagram displayed in the video segment display area of the display and dynamically animated to show the chalk talk diagram in motion as the play progresses, the chalk talk elements of which correspond to the content of the segment being played.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first area and the second area of the display are non-overlapping.

14. The method of claim 12, the method further comprising:

accepting an input from the user via a pause button or a rewind button to review the chalk talk diagram.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the chalk talk diagram is interactive.

16. The method of claim 15, the method further comprising:

receiving from the user a selection of a player from the chalk talk diagram; and

displaying information related to the selected player.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

in response to playing a segment of the video program, presenting an audio analysis of the chalk talk diagram corresponding to the segment.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein playing the video program comprises:

playing a condensed version of the video program.