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US 11,887,626 B2Granted
Method and system for performing non-standard mode operations
AssigneeOpenTV, Inc.
InventorsAlain Delpuch, Gregory D'Orso, Jean-Rene Menand, Ludovic Pierre, Steven Szymanski
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for controlling the playback and recording of television programming containing interactive applications. In particular, the disclosed methods and systems detail how “trick modes” can be handled when playing applications that are distributed with the television programming.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- playing, at a media content device, media content associated with an interactive application;
- receiving, during the playing of the media content, a first indication that a user is interacting with the interactive application;
- suspending, by the media content device, the playing of the media content in response to the receiving of the first indication;
- receiving, while the media content is suspended, a second indication that the user has stopped interacting with the interactive application;
- and
- resuming the playing of the media content in response to the receiving of the second indication.
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A media content device comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions;
- and
- one or more processors configured by the instructions to perform operations comprising:
- playing media content associated with an interactive application;
- receiving, during the playing of the media content, a first indication that a user is interacting with the interactive application;
- suspending, by the media content device, the playing of the media content in response to the receiving of the first indication;
- receiving, while the media content is suspended, a second indication that the user has stopped interacting with the interactive application;
- and
- resuming the playing of the media content in response to the receiving of the second indication.
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A non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a media content device, cause the media content device to perform operations comprising:
- playing media content associated with an interactive application;
- receiving, during the playing of the media content, a first indication that a user is interacting with the interactive application;
- suspending, by the media content device, the playing of the media content in response to the receiving of the first indication;
- receiving, while the media content is suspended, a second indication that the user has stopped interacting with the interactive application;
- and
- resuming the playing of the media content in response to the receiving of the second indication.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.