Audio and video program recording, editing and playback systems using metadata
OwnerJames D. Loganinventor
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Abstract
A system for utilizing metadata created either at a central location for shared use by connected users, or at each individual user's location, to enhance user's enjoyment of available broadcast programming content. A variety of mechanisms are employed for automatically and manually identifying and designating programming segments, associating descriptive metadata which the identified segments, distributing the metadata for use at client locations, and using the supplied metadata to selectively record and playback desired programming.
Claims12
The method of selectively controlling the presentation of broadcast programming which comprises:
- at a first location, performing the steps of:
- receiving said broadcast programming,
- presenting said broadcast programming to a first user,
- accepting metadata from said first user, said metadata characterizing said broadcast programming presented to said first user, and
- transmitting said metadata to a second user location remote from said first location, and
- at said second location, performing the steps of:
- receiving said metadata,
- receiving said broadcast programming, and
- presenting said broadcast programming to said second user in a manner facilitated by said metadata.
The method of selectively controlling the presentation of broadcast programming which comprises:
- at a first location, performing the steps of:
- receiving said broadcast programming,
- presenting said broadcast programming to a first user,
- accepting metadata from said first user, said metadata including a designation of a specific segment of said broadcast programming and a characterization of the content of said specific segment of said broadcast programming, and
- transmitting said metadata to a second user location remote from said first location, and
- at said second location, performing the steps of:
- receiving said metadata,
- receiving said broadcast programming, and
- presenting said specific segment of said broadcast programming to said second user in a manner facilitated by said metadata.
The method of selectively controlling the presentation of broadcast programming which comprises:
- at a first location, performing the steps of:
- receiving said broadcast programming,
- presenting said broadcast programming to a first user,
- accepting metadata from said first user, said metadata including a designation of a specific segment of said broadcast programming and a characterization of the content of said specific segment of said broadcast programming, and
- transmitting said metadata to central server at a location remote from said first location, and
- at said second location, performing the steps of:
- receiving said metadata from said central server,
- receiving said broadcast programming,
- storing said broadcast programming for later playback, and
- selecting and playing back said specific segment of said broadcast programming to said second user in a manner facilitated by said metadata.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.