Method and apparatus for controlling time-scale modification during multi-media broadcasts
AssigneeEnounce, Inc.
InventorDonald J. Hejna JR.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is a method for presenting broadcast information that comprises steps of: (a) receiving broadcast information; (b) receiving guidance information relating to presentation of the broadcast information; (c) paying for a capability to alter or override at least a portion of the guidance information; (d) receiving user input to alter or override at least some of the guidance information; (e) analyzing the guidance information, the capability, and the user input to provide one or more presentation rates; and (f) presenting the information at the one or more presentation rates.
Claims15
A method for presentating information received from a broadcaster by a client device, which client device utilizes presentation rates to present information at various presentation rates, and which method comprises steps of:
- receiving broadcast information;
- receiving guidance information relating to presentation of the broadcast information;
- analyzing the guidance information and state values accessed by the client device to provide one or more presentation rates, which state values may be used to alter or override at least a portion of the guidance information;
- and
- presenting the information at the one or more presentation rates.
A method for presenting broadcast information that comprises steps of:
- receiving broadcast information;
- receiving guidance information relating to presentation of the broadcast information;
- paying for a capability to alter or override at least a portion of the guidance information;
- receiving user input to alter or override at least some of the guidance information;
- analyzing the guidance information, the capability, and the user input to provide one or more presentation rates;
- and
- presenting the information at the one or more presentation rates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.