The present invention relates to a system and method of creating, assigning, storing, distributing, and utilizing in various apparatus types a body of unique identifiers for video, sound, picture, applications or other categories of content.
VCR Plus (VCR+)®, developed by Gemstar Development Corp. of Pasadena, Calif., is a methodology used to assist in the recording of television programs on VCRs and DVD recorders. Equipment containing VCR+ convert PlusCode numbers into a date, start time, duration, and channel. When the recording device is supplied with the PlusCode number, it automatically starts and stops the recording process to store the desired program.
The PlusCode numbers are printed in TV listings published in the United States and Canada, and in more than 30 other countries. Many cable guides also print PlusCode numbers. On the Internet, TV Guide Online offers comprehensive PlusCode numbers to enable recording of shows on all the major channels, whether broadcast or carried by local cable systems.
The apparatus of the VCR+ system resembles a conventional hand-held remote control unit. The unit is programmed by a user with a unique code comprising 1 to 8 digits that corresponds to the desired program. A television show which is broadcast at the most popular viewing time (for example, 7 pm) may have a code which comprises only 1 digit. Conversely, a television show which is broadcast at the least popular viewing time (for example, 3 am) may have a code which comprises the full 8 digits. After entering the code for the show to be recorded, the user places the remote in a manner that ensures a proper orientation for transmitting data to the recording equipment. At the start time, the remote unit transmits the appropriate codes to activate the equipment and tune it to the desired channel. The system and method are described in several U.S. patents, including U.S. Pat. No. 5,307,173, entitled “Apparatus and Method Using Compressed Codes For Television Program Record Scheduling.”
Although VCR+ solved some programming problems, issued remained. For example, if the user is a cable television subscriber, system has no way of knowing which broadcast channels are assigned to which cable channels of the user's particular cable service. As such a cable television subscriber must perform a channel-mapping procedure to inform the VCR+ remote unit that channel x is actually received on cable channel y. Although the VCR system provides a method of selecting each of its channel-programming positions to effect this one-time channel-mapping procedure, the task of selecting each position for channel-mapping is in itself somewhat confusing and time-consuming. More recent patents have solved this and other problems.
Although VCR+ assigns unique numbers to certain programming events, the assigned codes are temporary and not intended to be used for content searching or ordering. Nor does VCR+ accommodate the programming of Digital Video Recorders or Personal Video Recorders, or provide streamlined access to Video-On-Demand services.
This present invention improves upon existing systems and methods through the generation and usage of unique content identifiers that allow users to find and select desired network or locally stored content or applications. The system and method solve a problem of user content search and selection in systems that provide access to large libraries of content, but do not currently enable users to browse and find desired content efficiently, quickly, and with a needed level of user friendliness.
The invention broadly resides in applications that facilitate efficient content browsing and selection. The invention also allows users to create unique content IDs that act as links between systems with dissimilar content browsing characteristics. Standard content identification and labeling may also be used. A link or shortcut may also be used in some cases to efficiently browse and find desired content.
A method of selecting digital media content according to the invention includes the steps of providing a database of content ID codes, wherein each code uniquely and permanently identifies different, specific digital media content. One or more of the content ID codes are entered using an input device, which causes the immediate or scheduled viewing of the content associated with the input ID code.
The content ID code may be numerical, alphanumerical, or may comprise some form of uniform resource identifier. The digital media content is a broadcast video program, an on-demand video program, an on-demand application program, or a game. The database, or portions thereof, may be electronically stored at the location of the display or at a location remote from the display. Alternatively or in combination with an electronic database, printed catalogs or program guides may be used.
The display may form part of a television receiver, media center, computer, cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, or other portable telecommunications device. In the preferred embodiment, a set-top box interfaced to the display receives commands from an input device in the form of a hand-held remote control unit.
a is a drawing that shows a remote control device with a shortcut button used to launch a Direct Content Access Application according to the invention and digit buttons user to input a Content Identifier;
b is a drawing that shows a remote control device with functional buttons used to launch a Direct Content Access Application according to the invention and digit buttons user to input a Content Identifier;
a shows a dialog box generated by the Direct Content Access Application for ordering On Demand Content (e.g. Program, Movie, Application, Game);
b shows a dialog box generated by the Direct Content Access Application for ordering a Broadcast Event.
c shows a dialog box generated by the Direct Content Access Application for ordering On-Demand Content (e.g. Program, Movie, Application, Game), which has no picture(s) associated therewith.
a shows modules associated with an Assets Management Subsystem;
b shows components associated with an Assets Manager module;
a is an example of a movie catalog default order;
b is a further example of a movie catalog default order;
a, 29b, 29c, 29d shows a series of dialog boxes displayed by a DCAA during user ordering of a Movie On-Demand title;
a, 30b, 30c, 30d show a series of dialog boxes displayed by the DCAA during user ordering of a Broadcast Event content; and
a, 31b, 31c also show a series of dialog boxes displayed by the DCAA during user ordering of a Broadcast Event.
In conjunction with this detailed description, the following numerical references are associated with the following terms in the Dictionary which follows:
Turning now to the drawings,
a shows a dialog box 400a generated by the Direct Content Access Application 1300 for ordering On-Demand Content (e.g. Program, Movie, Application, Game). Area 401 is a picture associated with the selection, and area 402 is a Description for the On Demand Program, Interactive Application, Game, etc.
b shows dialog box 400b generated by the Direct Content Access Application 1300 for ordering a Broadcast Event. Area 401 is a picture associated with the selection, and area 403 is a Description of the Broadcast Event. Region 404 is a Focused Element indicating the current channel 300. Regions 405 show other airing times for the Broadcast Event, and item 406 is a Scrolling bar.
Particularly in the case of numeric or alphanumeric the content identifier, the code may be proprietary or may form part of a standard. For example, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Standard for Content Identification and Labeling for ATSC Transport may be used. However, the International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN), extended to use version information (V-ISAN) may become unwieldy in some systems, requiring up to 96 bits or 31 alphanumeric digits in human readable form.
For an On-Demand Application (1013), the system may Run the selected application from memory (1014), or Download the selected application (1015), in which case the application may run now (1016), later (1017), or be stored for future use (1018). In the case of an On-Demand Game (1019), the application may Run the selected game from memory (1020), or Download the selected game (1021). If the latter is chosen, the game may run now (1022), later (1023) or be stored (1024).
a shows modules of the Assets Management Subsystem 1104. These modules include Assets Directory Service subsystem 1200, Assets Propagation Service subsystem 1201, and Asset manager subsystem 1202.
a and 26b show examples of the movies catalog default order.
a, 29b, 29c, 29d shows the series of dialog boxes displayed by DCAA 1300 during user ordering Movie On Demand title.
a, 30b, 30c, 30d show the series of dialog boxes displayed by DCAA 1300 during user ordering of Broadcast Event content.
a, 31b, 31c show the series of dialog boxes displayed by DCAA 1300 during user ordering of Broadcast Event.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/708,179, filed Aug. 13, 2005, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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