Methods for playing back previously published content
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
InventorJames Carlton Bedingfield, Sr.
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Abstract
Previously published content is played back by identifying a previous time in which the previously published content was previously published and automatically adding an indication of the previous time in which the content was previously published, while playing back the previously published content. The indication may include a timestamp of the previous time, ambience and/or historical context of the previous time, an electronic program guide for the previous time, a current events guide for the previous time and/or archived content for the previous time that is related to the user of the content. Related systems, methods, computer program products and content playback devices are described.
Claims20
A method of playing back previously published content, comprising:
- identifying an age of the previously published content;
- and
- automatically adding visual ambience to the previously published content as a function of the age of the previously published content, so as to provide a visual but non-alphanumeric indication of an era associated with the age of the previously published content while playing back the previously published content.
A system for playing back previously published content, comprising:
- a processor executing code stored in memory that causes the processor to:
- identify an age of the previously published content;
- and
- automatically add visual ambience during playback of the previously published content that indicates the age of the previously published content and that provides a visual but non-alphanumeric indication of an era associated with the age of the previously published content.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for performing a method of playing content, the method comprising:
- identifying an age of previously published content;
- playing back the previously published content by a processor and memory;
- and
- automatically adding visual ambience during playback that indicates the age of the previously published content and that provides a visual but non-alphanumeric indication of an era associated with the age of the previously published content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.