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Controlling playback of content stored on a portable storage medium

US7499938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2004
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99943
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of playing multimedia content comprising reading, at a local machine, local multimedia content stored on a portable storage medium; and utilizing a control structure stored on the separate storage medium to alter the playback of the local multimedia content stored on the portable storage medium. A method of providing multimedia content comprising the steps of reading, at a local machine, local multimedia content stored on a portable storage medium; and downloading a control structure to control the display of the local multimedia content.

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