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Seamless transmission of non-sequential video segments
Assignee: NISSIM CORP A CORP OF FLORIDA
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Filing: 1997-12-15
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Granted: 1999-06-15
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Expires: 2017-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A system for, and a method of, playing a selected one of at least two versions of, and from within, the same variable content video program stored in a laser readable disc comprising at least one spiral track, the video program including within at least three segments containing respectively (1) content unique to one of said at least two versions, (2) content unique to another of said at least two versions, and (3) content common to said at least two versions, comprising the means for, or the steps of, selecting, responsive to, for example, a motion picture rating, which of said versions is to be played, and by means of information combining (e.g. defining and linking) segments, only the segments containing content unique to the version being played and segments containing content common to at least the version being played; and, by a random accessing and buffering, playing the selected segments as a seamless version of, and from within, the video program, and seamlessly skipping segments, within the video program containing content not included in the version being played; wherein a segment (e.g. a parallel, transitional, or overlapping segment) containing content unique to the one of the at least two versions provides, for example, for a scene at a different level of detail and/or explicitness than that provided by a segment containing content unique to the another of the at least two versions; and wherein, the playing is responsive to a user control interface supporting a voice recognition unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Max Abecassis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:50
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/60; A63F13/63; H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/442; H04N21/44213; H04N21/44222; A63F13/10; A63F13/12; A63F13/30; A63F13/45; A63F13/90; A63F13/95; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G06F16/73; G06F16/735; G06F16/78; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/34; G11B7/00; G11B7/12; G11B7/14; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/234; H04N21/2343; H04N21/234318; H04N21/235; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25891; H04N21/41; H04N21/426; H04N21/435; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/454; H04N21/4542; H04N21/458; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/475; H04N21/4755; H04N21/478; H04N21/80; H04N21/83; H04N21/845; H04N21/8456; 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; 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; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/4448; H04N5/76; H04N5/84; H04N5/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A system for playing a selected one of at least two versions of, and from within, the same video program stored in a laser readable disc comprising at least one spiral track, the video program including within at least three segments containing respectively (1) content unique to one of said at least two versions, (2) content unique to another of said at least two versions, and (3) content common to said at least two versions, comprising processing means for selecting, responsive to which of said versions is to be played, and by means of information defining and linking segments, only the segments containing content unique to the version being played and segments containing content common to at least the version being played, and random access and buffering means for playing the selected segments as a seamless version of, and from within, the video program, and for seamlessly skipping segments, within the video program, containing content not included in the version being played.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
162 words
A system for playing a selected one of at least two versions of, and from within, the same video program stored in a laser readable disc comprising at least one spiral track, the video program including within at least three segments containing respectively (1) content unique to one of said at least two versions, (2) content unique to another of said at least two versions, and (3) content common to said at least two versions, comprising processing means for selecting, responsive to which of said versions is to be played, and by means of information defining and linking segments, only the segments containing content unique to the version being played and segments containing content common to at least the version being played, and random access and buffering means for playing the selected segments as a seamless version of, and from within, the video program, and for seamlessly skipping segments, within the video program, containing content not included in the version being played.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions provides for a scene at a different level of explicitness than that provided by a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions is parallel to a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions is responsive to a motion picture rating, and wherein which of said versions is to be played is responsive to a preference with respect to at least one motion picture rating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the playing is responsive to a user control interface supporting a voice recognition unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
95 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions provides, responsive to a motion picture rating, for a scene at a different level of explicitness than that provided by a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions, wherein which of said versions is to be played is responsive to a preference with respect to at least one motion picture rating, and wherein the playing is responsive to a user control interface supporting a voice recognition unit.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of playing a selected one of at least two versions of, and from within, the same video program stored in a laser readable disc comprising at least one spiral track, the video program including within at least three segments containing respectively (1) content unique to one of said at least two versions, (2) content unique to another of said at least two versions, and (3) content common to said at least two versions, comprising the steps of selecting, responsive to which of said versions of the video program is to be played, and by means of information defining and linking segments, only the segments containing content unique to the version being played and segments containing content common to at least the version being played, and, by utilizing random access and buffering means, playing the selected segments as a seamless version of, and from within, the video program, and seamlessly skipping segments, within the video program, containing content not included in the version being played.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of playing a selected one of at least two versions of, and from within, the same video program stored in a laser readable disc comprising at least one spiral track, the video program including within at least three segments containing respectively (1) content unique to one of said at least two versions, (2) content unique to another of said at least two versions, and (3) content common to said at least two versions, comprising the steps of selecting, responsive to which of said versions of the video program is to be played, and by means of information defining and linking segments, only the segments containing content unique to the version being played and segments containing content common to at least the version being played, and, by utilizing random access and buffering means, playing the selected segments as a seamless version of, and from within, the video program, and seamlessly skipping segments, within the video program, containing content not included in the version being played.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 7 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions provides for a scene at a different level of explicitness than that provided by a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 7 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions is parallel to a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 7 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions is responsive to a motion picture rating, and wherein which of said versions is to be played is responsive to a preference with respect to at least one motion picture rating.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the playing is responsive to a user control interface supporting a voice recognition unit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
93 words
The method of claim 7 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions provides, responsive to a motion picture rating, for a scene at a different level of explicitness than that provided by a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions, wherein which of said versions is to be played is responsive to a preference with respect to at least one motion picture rating, and wherein the playing is responsive to a user control interface supporting a voice recognition unit.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
159 words
A system for playing a selected one of at least two versions of, and from within, the same video program stored in a laser readable disc comprising at least one spiral track, the video program including within at least three segments containing respectively (1) content unique to one of said at least two versions, (2) content unique to another of said at least two versions, and (3) content common to said at least two versions, comprising processing means for selecting, responsive to which of said versions is to be played, and by means of segment information, only the segments containing content unique to the version being played and segments containing content common to at least the version being played, and random access and buffering means for playing the selected segments as a seamless version of, and from within, the video program, and for seamlessly skipping segments, within the video program, containing content not included in the version being played.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
159 words
A system for playing a selected one of at least two versions of, and from within, the same video program stored in a laser readable disc comprising at least one spiral track, the video program including within at least three segments containing respectively (1) content unique to one of said at least two versions, (2) content unique to another of said at least two versions, and (3) content common to said at least two versions, comprising processing means for selecting, responsive to which of said versions is to be played, and by means of segment information, only the segments containing content unique to the version being played and segments containing content common to at least the version being played, and random access and buffering means for playing the selected segments as a seamless version of, and from within, the video program, and for seamlessly skipping segments, within the video program, containing content not included in the version being played.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system of claim 13 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions provides for a scene at a different level of explicitness than that provided by a segment containing content unique to the a nother of said at least two versions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 13 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions is parallel to a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system of claim 13 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions is responsive to a motion picture rating, and wherein which of said versions is to be played is responsive to a preference with respect to at least one motion picture rating.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 13 wherein the playing is responsive to a user control interface supporting a voice recognition unit.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
78 words
The system of claim 13 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions provides, responsive to a motion picture rating, for a scene at a different level of explicitness than that provided by a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions, and wherein which of said versions is to be played is responsive to a preference with respect to at least one motion picture rating.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
64 words
The system of claim 13 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions provides for a scene at a different level of explicitness than that provided by a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions, and wherein the playing is responsive to a user control interface supporting a voice recognition unit.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
93 words
The system of claim 13 wherein a segment containing content unique to the one of said at least two versions provides, responsive to a motion picture rating, for a scene at a different level of explicitness than that provided by a segment containing content unique to the another of said at least two versions, wherein which of said versions is to be played is responsive to a preference with respect to at least one motion picture rating, and wherein the playing is responsive to a user control interface supporting a voice recognition unit.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
269 words
An apparatus capable of playing a laser readable disc having recorded thereon a video program including a plurality of video program segments, each having an address, at least one of said video program segments comprising part of and being unique to one version of said video program, at least another one of said video program segments comprising part of and being unique to another version of said video program, and at least another one of said video program segments comprising part of both of the versions of the video program, said laser readable disc further having thereon the addresses of the video program segments to be played for each of the versions of said video program, said apparatus comprising: a laser reading unit for retrieving video program segments and video program segment addresses from said laser readable disc; a memory for storing video program segment addresses retrieved by said laser reading unit; a controller for allowing a selection of one of the versions of said video program, for causing video program segment addresses to be retrieved by said laser reading unit from said laser readable disc and stored in said memory, and for causing said laser reading unit to retrieve video program segments from said laser readable disc responsive to said video program segment addresses stored in said memory; and a buffer for buffering at least a portion of a retrieved video program segment to seamlessly play, from the video program, the selected version of said video program, notwithstanding at least a portion of at least one non-selected video program segment being skipped over by said laser reading unit.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
269 words
An apparatus capable of playing a laser readable disc having recorded thereon a video program including a plurality of video program segments, each having an address, at least one of said video program segments comprising part of and being unique to one version of said video program, at least another one of said video program segments comprising part of and being unique to another version of said video program, and at least another one of said video program segments comprising part of both of the versions of the video program, said laser readable disc further having thereon the addresses of the video program segments to be played for each of the versions of said video program, said apparatus comprising: a laser reading unit for retrieving video program segments and video program segment addresses from said laser readable disc; a memory for storing video program segment addresses retrieved by said laser reading unit; a controller for allowing a selection of one of the versions of said video program, for causing video program segment addresses to be retrieved by said laser reading unit from said laser readable disc and stored in said memory, and for causing said laser reading unit to retrieve video program segments from said laser readable disc responsive to said video program segment addresses stored in said memory; and a buffer for buffering at least a portion of a retrieved video program segment to seamlessly play, from the video program, the selected version of said video program, notwithstanding at least a portion of at least one non-selected video program segment being skipped over by said laser reading unit.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
56 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 21 wherein a video program segment comprising part of and being unique to one version of said video program provides for a scene at a different level of explicitness than that provided by a video program segment comprising part of and being unique to another version of said video program.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
59 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 21 wherein a video program segment comprising part of and being unique to one version of said video program is responsive to a motion picture rating, and wherein the selection of one of the versions of said video program is responsive to a preference with respect to at least one motion picture rating.
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