Multimedia program bookmarking system
US6868225B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2007/17381
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia program bookmarking system provides a bookmark function that allows the user to bookmark a program where he left off. The invention records the frame of the program where the user stopped when the user commands the system to do so. Alternatively, the invention automatically bookmarks the program for the user if the user exits viewing the program. The invention displays an indicator indicating that a bookmark has been saved and the user can, at any time, access his bookmark and continue playback of the program from where he left off. Bookmarks within a single program can be set for different users. Remote controls are encoded for a specific user in a household, allowing each person in the household to have a personal remote control and therefore, personal bookmarks. The invention notes that a set of bookmarks belongs to a certain encoded remote control. The user can alternatively select a specific set of bookmarks manually, through a menu. The system loads the associated bookmark information for the user and any bookmarks that do not have associated programs stored on the storage device are ignored and deleted, otherwise programs are played backed starting from the asso…
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