Method and apparatus for modifying the presentation of content
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorsYunfeng Yang, Mark Templeman
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Abstract
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method for processing an audio/video stream includes providing an audio/video stream including at least one segment of a show and at least one interstitial of the show, receiving location information to identify a video location within the audio/video stream, and processing the audio/video stream to identify boundaries of the at least one segment of the show based on the location information. Further, the method includes outputting the segment of the show for presentation by a display device without outputting the interstitial and outputting the interstitial for presentation by the display device subsequent to outputting the segment of the show.
Claims20
A method for processing an audio/video stream, the method comprising:
- providing an audio/video stream including at least one segment of a show and at least one interstitial of the show;
- receiving location information to identify a video location within the audio/video stream;
- processing the audio/video stream to identify boundaries of the at least one segment of the show based on the location information;
- outputting the segment of the show for presentation by a display device without outputting the interstitial;
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- outputting the interstitial for presentation by the display device subsequent to outputting the segment of the show.
A method for processing an audio/video stream, the method comprising:
- providing an audio/video stream including at least one segment of a show and at least one interstitial of the show;
- receiving location information referencing the closed captioning data to identify a video location within the audio/video stream;
- processing the audio/video stream to identify boundaries of the at least one segment of the show;
- outputting the segment of the show at a first presentation rate for presentation by a display device;
- outputting the interstitial of the show at a second presentation rate for presentation by the display device;
- and
- subsequent to outputting the segment of the show, outputting the interstitial of the show at the first presentation rate for presentation by the display device.
A digital video recorder comprising:
- a communication interface that receives an audio/video stream including at least one segment of a show and at least one interstitial of the show;
- a storage medium;
- control logic communicatively coupled to the communication interface and the storage medium that:
- coordinates storage of the audio/video stream onto the storage medium;
- receives location information to identify a video location within the audio/video stream;
- and
- processes the recorded audio/video stream to identify boundaries of the at least one segment of the show;
- an audio/video interface communicatively coupled to the control logic that outputs the segment of the show for presentation by a display device without outputting the interstitial, and, subsequently to outputting the segment, outputs the interstitial for presentation by the display device.
A digital video recorder comprising:
- a communication interface that receives an audio/video stream including at least one segment of a show and at least one interstitial of the show;
- a storage medium;
- control logic communicatively coupled to the communication interface and the storage medium that:
- coordinates storage of the audio/video stream onto the storage medium;
- receives location information to identify a video location within the audio/video stream;
- and
- processes the recorded audio/video stream to identify boundaries of the at least one segment of the show;
- an audio/video interface communicatively coupled to the control logic that outputs the segment of the show at a first presentation rate for presentation by a display device, outputs the interstitial of the show at a second presentation rate for presentation by the display device, and subsequent to outputting the segment of the show, outputs the interstitial of the show at the first presentation rate for presentation by the display device
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.