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System for integrating video and communications
Assignee: CustomPlay LLC
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Filing: 1994-09-08
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Granted: 1997-11-04
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Expires: 2014-09-08
Abstract
Abstract In a video-on-demand and communications system, the enhancements comprising the automatic integration of the video and communication services delivered to a viewer. Specifically, during the viewing of a video, when a phone call, audio or audio/video, is received, the delivery of the video is automatically paused in response to the viewer accepting the call. Upon completion of the call, the delivery of the video is automatically restarted at the point placed on hold, at some pre-defined amount of time prior to the pausing of the video, or at a suitable prior point in the video. When the video being delivered is a content-on-demand video, the video map identifies the beginning point of the segment in which the pause occurred thus automatically identifying a suitable prior point in the video to restart the delivery of the video. By automatically replaying the segment in which the pause occurred, the viewer re-engages the video without the loss of continuity.
Inventors
- 👤 Max Abecassis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:46
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/45; A63F13/49; A63F13/493; G11B19/022; G11B19/04; G11B19/12; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/34; G11B7/00; G11B7/12; G11B7/14; H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/10; H04H60/00; H04H60/35; H04H60/37; H04H60/46; H04H60/48; H04H60/56; H04H60/59; H04H60/61; H04H60/65; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/234; H04N21/2343; H04N21/234318; H04N21/235; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25891; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/435; H04N21/442; H04N21/44213; H04N21/44222; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/454; H04N21/4542; H04N21/458; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/475; H04N21/4755; H04N21/478; H04N21/60; H04N21/65; H04N21/654; H04N21/6543; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/83; H04N21/84; H04N21/8405; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; H04N7/17336; H04N7/17345; H04N7/17354; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227; A63F13/30; A63F13/33; A63F13/338; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/40; A63F2300/409; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/63; A63F2300/632; A63F2300/80; A63F2300/807; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2587; H04H20/28; H04H60/09; H04H60/14; H04H60/16; H04N21/41; H04N21/426; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/4448; H04N5/76; H04N5/84; H04N5/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A video and communication system comprising: retrieving means for 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; 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; and transmitting means, responsive to said retrieving means, for transmitting to a viewing display.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A video and communication system comprising: retrieving means for 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; 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; and transmitting means, responsive to said retrieving means, for transmitting to a viewing display.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
146 words
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; and transmitting means, responsive to said retrieving means, for transmitting to a viewing display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
146 words
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; and transmitting means, responsive to said retrieving means, for transmitting to a viewing display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
174 words
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.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
174 words
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.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
121 words
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.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
121 words
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.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
117 words
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.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
117 words
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.
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