System for integrating video and communications

A video and communication system comprising:

• retrieving means for retrieving a version of a video differing in length than the length of said video responsive to an application of a viewer's video content preference to a map defining a plurality of video segments of said video;
• communicating means for receiving a communication unrelated to said retrieving, said receiving of said communication being integrated with said retrieving;
• accepting means for accepting said communication;
• terminating means for terminating said communication;
• pausing means for pausing said retrieving in response to a viewer's acceptance of said communication;
• resuming means, responsive to said terminating means, for resuming said retrieving at a suitable prior point to where said retrieving was paused, said suitable prior point for resuming said retrieving being directly identified by the map of said video;
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• transmitting means, responsive to said retrieving means, for transmitting to a viewing display.

A video and communication system comprising:

• preferencing means for establishing video content preferences;
• storing means for storing a map and a video, said map directly defining a plurality of video segments of said video;
• processing means for automatically selecting, responsive to an application of said video content preferences to said map, a version of said video differing in length than the length of said video;
• retrieving means for retrieving said version of said video;
• communicating means for receiving a communication unrelated to said retrieving, said receiving of said communication being integrated with said retrieving;
• accepting means for accepting said communication;
• terminating means for terminating said communication;
• pausing means for pausing said retrieving in response to a viewer's acceptance of said communication;
• resuming means, responsive to said terminating means, for resuming said retrieving at a suitable prior point to where said retrieving was paused, said suitable prior point for resuming said retrieving being directly identified by said map of said video;
• and
• transmitting means, responsive to said retrieving means, for transmitting to a viewing display.

A method of integrating a video and a communication comprising the steps of:

• retrieving, from a video provider, a version of a video differing in length than the length of said video responsive to an application of a viewer's video content preferences to a map defining a plurality of video segments of said video;
• receiving a communication unrelated to said retrieving, said receiving of said communication being integrated with said retrieving;
• pausing said retrieving in response to a viewer's acceptance of said communication;
• resuming, responsive to a termination of said communication, said retrieving at a suitable prior point to where said retrieving was paused, said suitable prior point for resuming said retrieving being directly identified by the map of said video.

A method of integrating a video and a communication comprising the steps of:

• retrieving a version of a video differing in length than the length of said video responsive to an application of a viewer's video content preferences to a map defining a plurality of video segments of said video;
• receiving a communication unrelated to said retrieving, said receiving of said communication being integrated with said retrieving;
• pausing said retrieving in response to a viewer's acceptance of said communication;
• resuming, responsive to a termination of said communication, said retrieving at a suitable prior point to where said retrieving was paused, said suitable prior point for resuming said retrieving being directly identified by the map of said video.