(19) United States
`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2015/0093.093 A1
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`US 20150.093 093A1
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`(54) SECOND SCREEN SUBTITLES FUNCTION
`(71) Applicant: Max Abecassis, Beca Raton, FL (US)
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`(72) Inventor: Max Abecassis, Beca Raton, FL (US)
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`(73) Assignee: CustomPlay LLC
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`(21) Appl. No.: 14/527,280
`(22) Filed:
`Oct. 29, 2014
`Related U.S. Application Data
`(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 13/964,176,
`filed on Aug. 12, 2013, which is a continuation-in-part
`of application No. 13/506,093, filed on Mar. 26, 2012.
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`Publication Classification
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`GIB 27/22
`H4N2L/4I
`H4N2L/488
`H4N2L/8
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`GIB 27/34
`H4N2L/43
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`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC ................ GIIB 27/22 (2013.01); GIIB 27/34
`(2013.01); H04N 2 1/4 126 (2013.01); H04N
`21/.4307 (2013.01); H04N 2 1/8133 (2013.01);
`H04N 2 1/8547 (2013.01); H04N 2 1/4884
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`USPC .......................................................... 386/201
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`SECOND SCREEN SUBTITLES FUNCTION
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`RELATED U.S. APPLICATION DATA
`0001. This application is a continuation-in-part of patent
`application Ser. No. 13/964,176, filed Aug. 12, 2013, which is
`a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 13/506,
`093, filed Mar. 26, 2012.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`0002 1. Field of the Invention
`0003 Systems for, and methods of displaying, on a sec
`ond screen, during a playing of a video on a primary screen,
`information relating to a current position in the video. The
`synchronization of the processing of the information to the
`playing of the movie on the primary Screen comprises, for
`example, a timecode retrieval from the video or an acoustic
`fingerprint matching. The processing and/or retrieval of infor
`mation may be at the second screen, local server, remote
`server, and or services provider.
`0004 2. Description of the Related Art
`0005 Systems for, and methods of displaying on a second
`screen, during a playing of a video on a primary screen,
`information relating to a current position in the video are
`limited in the functions Supported and the capabilities and
`information that are provided the user.
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`BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONS
`0006 The present inventions relate generally to systems
`and methods for providing Supplementary information on a
`second screen during a playing of a video on a primary screen.
`0007 Accordingly, it is an object of the present inventions
`to, for example, provide user capabilities on a second screen
`comprising routines for: establishing content preferences
`without interrupting the viewing by other users of a playing of
`a video on a primary Screen; content previewing that, respon
`sive to a preference with respect to a level of explicitness in
`one of a plurality of content categories, enables previewing
`yet to be played segments within a video; enabling the user to
`search video segments depicting a performer/character hav
`ing certain physical attributes and performing specified acts;
`displaying multiple geographical map views responsive to a
`depicted locale, and for providing linkages to secondary
`information; displaying plot information and for enabling the
`user to establish preferences as to a notification with respect
`to categories of plot information (e.g., disabling notification
`of clues; identifying moral principles of a moral dilemma
`depicted in the video, and Suggesting moral dilemma ques
`tions; displaying multiple website pages of a purchase item
`depicted in the video; notifying the proximity to a brick and
`mortar retailer of a product depicted in a video for which the
`user indicated an interest; the controlled synchronized delay
`display of subtitles; the identification of the best lines, memo
`rable moments, best performances, and romantic moments in
`a video and enabling a user to individually rate them and share
`the ratings with other users; limiting a search of the content of
`a video that precedes the current play position, displaying an
`identification of items and trivia questions contemporane
`ously with a playing of the video on a primary Screen; and
`displaying, responsive to a user's content classification pref
`erences, a notification of Suitable points for a Snack break.
`0008 Briefly, these and other objects are enabled by sys
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`identification of a current play position of the video, or
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`print of the video); determining a current play position of the
`Video playing on the primary screen device based upon the
`current play position data (e.g., identification of the current
`play position or the acoustic fingerprint); downloading infor
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`cal maps, shopping, plot point, item, ratings, and trivia
`information) over a computer communications network into
`the memory of the second screen device; and displaying
`information on the second screen device synchronized with
`the contemporaneously played video on the primary Screen
`device. These and other embodiments, features, advantages,
`and objects, are apparent in the context of the detailed
`description, accompanying drawings, and appended claims
`that follow.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`0009. The following drawing figures, that form a part of
`this application, are illustrative of embodiments of the present
`invention and are not meant to limit the scope of the invention
`in any manner.
`0010 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a video provider
`and end user communications infrastructure;
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`control interface;
`0012 FIG. 3A is an illustration of a second screen display
`of features of a What, ID, and Credits functions;
`0013 FIG. 3B is an illustration of offset synchronization
`methodologies;
`0014 FIG. 3C is an illustration of a second screen display
`of features of a Who function;
`0015 FIG. 4A is an illustration of a second screen display
`of features of a Locations function;
`0016 FIG. 4B is an illustration of a second screen display
`of a set of geographical maps;
`0017 FIG. 5 is an illustration of a second screen display of
`features of a Plot Info function;
`0018 FIG. 6 is an illustration of a second screen display of
`features of a Dilemma function;
`0019 FIG. 7 is an illustration of a second screen display of
`features of a Trivia and notification functions;
`0020 FIG. 8A is an illustration of a second screen display
`of features of a Shopping function;
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`FIG. 8B is an illustration of a second screen display
`of features of the Shopping function simultaneous display of
`multi-sourced external information;
`0022 FIG. 9A is an illustration of a second screen inter
`face for establishing content preferences;
`0023 FIG.9B is an illustration of a second screen inter
`face for establishing content preferences and previewing con
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`0024 FIG.9C is an illustration of a second screen display
`of features of a Ratings function;
`0025 FIG. 10A is an illustration of a second screen dis
`play of features of a Search function;
`0026 FIG. 10B is an illustration of a second screen display
`of features of a content-categorized Search function;
`0027 FIG. 11A is an illustration of a second screen dis
`play of features of a function in a tiles mode;
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`0028 FIG. 11B is an illustration of a second screen display
`of features of a function in a list mode:
`0029 FIG.11C is an illustration of a use of a touch screen
`to define specific casting/mirroring of second screen content;
`0030 FIG. 12 is a flow chart of a method for displaying
`second screen information synchronized with video and noti
`fication display on a primary Screen; and
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`FIG. 13 is a flow chart of a method for displaying
`second screen information synchronized with video display
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`INVENTIONS
`0032 For purposes of the present disclosure, various
`terms used in the art are defined as follows:
`0033. The term “herein” shall mean in the entirety of this
`specification including drawings, abstract, and claims. The
`term herein is not limited to the paragraph or section in which
`it may appear.
`0034. The terms “include”, “comprise', and “contains do
`not limit the elements to those listed. By contrast, only the
`term “consist limits the elements to those listed.
`0035. No conceptual distinction should be drawn from the
`use of the terms on, at, or in (e.g., no distinction should be
`drawn from the use of the phrase receiving on, receiving at, or
`receiving in a second screen device).
`0036. The term “responsive' does not limit the elements,
`conditions, preferences, and/or requirements that may be
`taken into consideration. For example, an event that is respon
`sive to a specified requirement is not limited to being respon
`sive to only that specified requirement. An event may be
`responsive to a specified requirement and a second non-speci
`fied requirement, specially, when the second requirement,
`while described as an alternative requirement, may be also
`deemed complementary.
`0037. The terms “application software”, “software appli
`cation”, “application”, “app”, “routine', and “computer soft
`ware' shall mean all the executable, libraries, scripts, instruc
`tions, and/or processor executable steps in any format that
`causes, or is required by, a device to perform a task, function,
`or process. Application Software or routines comprises a com
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`0038. The term “associate' shall mean assign, give, allo
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`relate.
`0039. The term "clip' shall mean a segment that is smaller
`than a chapter and usually smaller than a scene. A clip
`includes one or more contiguous shots, and usually depicts
`the same primary characters within a location. A clip's defi
`nition is responsive to a material change in the participation of
`the principal characters, a material change in location, and/or
`a distinct change in thematic content or topic of conversation.
`0040. The term "descriptor' shall mean a keyword, word,
`term, code, phrase, designations, write-ups, and linkages. The
`term descriptorshall also mean any data, information, image,
`and/or video frame that identifies, describes, links, and/or
`categorizes content of a video, portions of a video, or a video
`frame. A linkage is any information, data, and/or method that
`enables retrieving and/or downloading data from a local/
`internal and/or a remote/external source.
`
`0041. The term “dialog shall mean a dialog, conversa
`tion, monologue, lyric, utterance, and/or communication.
`Dialog also comprises information that may be included in
`the Subtitles or the closed captioning.
`0042. The term “geographic map' shall mean any map.
`including satellite, topographical, Street, and Such maps as
`Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Earth View, Google
`Street View, OpenStreetMap, and whether 2D or 3D, static or
`dynamic and interactive, single or multi-featured, and repre
`sentative or photorealistic. The term “geographic map' shall
`also mean any depiction (e.g., map) that provides context for
`a locale.
`0043. The term “item’ shall mean: (i) an object, article,
`artifact, instrument, device, and product; (ii) a specific act or
`action within an activity, process, event, and operation; (iii)
`an emotion, expression, gesture, and movement; (iv) an
`effect, consequence, and result, (v) a Sound, occasional for
`eign language, and melodic content; (vi) a portion of a dialog,
`line, and linguistic expression; (vii) cinematography, cin
`ematographic technique, cinematographic effect, a special
`effect, technical transition, and production error; (viii) a
`cameo or special appearance; and (ix) a locale.
`0044) The term “keywords' shall mean words, terms,
`phrases, designations, codes, descriptors, labels, data, meta
`data, and numbers.
`0045. The term “keywording shall mean associating key
`words.
`0046. The term “locale' shall mean a locale, location, site,
`setting, place, area, spot, landmark, location of interest, tour
`ist attraction, building, building exterior, building interior,
`structure, and a geographically identifiable point. A locale is
`generally a location or place outside of the movie studio that
`is used for filming a movie orportion of a movie. A locale may
`be depicted as the actual locale or may be represented in the
`depictions as a locale other than the actual locale. The term
`“locale” is differentiated from the term “location' when the
`term location refers to a point in the timeline of the video.
`0047. The term “navigator shall mean application soft
`ware and/or operating system software that provide video
`playback capabilities, decoding, decrypting, and/or render
`ing, for playing a movie on a personal computer. A navigator
`comprises, for example, Microsoft's DVD Navigator,
`decoder filters, and renderer, to handle, for example, CSS and
`analog copy protection.
`0048. The term “network” shall mean any private or pub
`lic, wired or wireless communication system.
`0049. The term “noteworthy’ in connection with content
`shall mean content that: (i) may be of interest to a significant
`audience; (ii) is noteworthy, remarkable, or compelling; and/
`or (iii) is uncommon, atypical, peculiar, unusual, unique, rare,
`or extraordinary.
`0050. The term “performer shall mean an individual, par
`ticipant, actor, or actress, appearing in a video and/or credited
`for the physical and/or the verbal performance of a character.
`A performer refers to, for example, an actor in a motion
`picture, an athlete in a televised sporting event, a newscaster
`in a news program, and a chef in a cooking show.
`0051. The terms “play” and “playing, as in play or play
`ing a segment of a video, shall mean playing meaningfully, or
`Substantially all or a portion of a segment. In other words,
`while a method or system disclosed herein may claim or
`intend to play the entirety of, or all, of a segment, a complete
`playing of a segment does not necessarily require the playing
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`of every video frame, interlaced field, audio and sub picture
`portion, and/or bit of data of the segment.
`0052. The term "plot info' shall mean information, ratio
`nale, and/or explanation relating to, or relevant to understand
`ing or appreciating, a plot, Sub-plot, theme, storyline, prin
`ciple, idea, key point, clue, and/or item in the movie.
`0053. The term "plot point' shall mean a plot, sub-plot,
`theme, storyline, principle, idea, key point, clue, and item.
`0054 The term “preferences' shall mean “programming
`preference”, “version preference”, “presentation prefer
`ence”, “content preferences”, “function preferences”, “tech
`nical preferences', and “playback preferences”. The term
`“programming preference' shall mean a preference or pref
`erences for a specific video (e.g. Spider-Man), genres of
`Videos (e.g., Action), types of videos (e.g. interactive video
`detective games), series of videos (e.g., 007) broad subject
`matter of videos (e.g. mysteries), and/or time and date for
`playback of the video. The term “version preference' shall
`mean a preference or preferences for a version of a video (e.g.,
`motion picture), released by the copyright owner (e.g.,
`motion picture studio), that includes content not available in
`an alternate version of the video. The version of a video refers
`to, for example, the “Theatrical”, “Unrated’, and “Director's
`Cut version options in a DVD-Video. The version of a video
`does not refer to sequels and/or remakes of a video Such as
`Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2204) and The Amazing
`Spider-Man (2012). The term “presentation preference' shall
`mean a preference or preferences that cause the selective
`inclusion, in a presentation, of segments from within a video,
`from a version of a video, or from within a plurality of videos.
`The term “presentation preference' shall also mean a prefer
`ence or preferences for any one of the plurality of features
`provided by each of the following: Presentations, Compila
`tions, Subjects, Dilemmas, Best Of Performers, Shopping,
`Music, Search, and Preview. The term “content preferences
`shall mean preferences for the form of expression, explicit
`ness, inclusion or exclusion of objectionable content, a level
`of explicitness in each of a plurality of content categories of
`possibly objectionable content, length, level of detail, type of
`thematic content, and/or depictions of potentially objection
`able items and/or acts. The Control feature of the CustomPlay
`application provides for content preferences. The term “func
`tion preference' shall mean a preference or preferences for
`any one of the plurality of elements provided by, or associated
`with, an in-video or playback function (e.g., Who, What,
`Locations, Plot Info, Filmmaking, Trivia, and Info). The term
`“technical preference' shall mean a preference or preferences
`for the technical and/or artistic elements (e.g., dissolves,
`fades, and wipes) that may be implemented during the play
`ing of non-sequential segments. The term "playback prefer
`ence' shall mean a preference or preferences for visual and
`audio options (e.g., camera angles, picture with picture, Sub
`titles, closed captioning, and commentaries) that may be
`available for a video.
`0055. The terms "seamless” and "seamlessly' shall mean
`without gaps perceptible to the human eye, achieved by main
`taining a constant video transmission rate. A seamless playing
`of non-sequential segments (i.e., the skipping of a segment)
`while technically 'seamless, may not appear artistically
`seamless to a user because a change in the content that is
`played, rather than how it is played, suggested that a skip of
`content took place.
`0056. The term “search terms' shall mean terms, words,
`phrases, designations, codes, descriptors, labels, data, meta
`
`data, numbers, or other information that identifies, describes,
`or specifies what is being searched.
`0057 The terms “second screen”, “secondary screen, and
`'second screen device' are interchangeable and shall mean
`any computing device capable of playing/displaying content,
`e.g., video, audio, images, Subtitles, data, and/or information,
`and used in combination with a primary screen device also
`capable of playing/displaying content. A primary Screen
`device is also referred to herein as a primary Screen. A pri
`mary screen and a second screen includes, for example, tele
`visions, personal computers, laptop and portable computers,
`tablets, Smartphones, and mobile devices, remote control
`devices, and computing devices having a display screen. A
`primary Screen device and a second screen device also com
`prises audio reproducing and outputting components (e.g.,
`amplifiers and internal and/or external speakers).
`0058. The term “seek/step data shall mean any index,
`data, and/or information that facilitates access to a video
`frame within a video and/or facilitates the utilization of a
`video map with a video. Seek/Step data need not include step
`data (e.g., data informing a frame advance). Seek/step data
`may, without the step data, directly address every video frame
`within a video. Further, for example, and not limitation, seek/
`step data need not be based on navigation points, synchroniz
`ing information (i.e., seek/step data) may be based on shot
`changes or scene changes in the video.
`0059. The terms “segment” and “video segment” shall
`mean one or more video frames. In the example of a feature
`presentation (e.g., Sixty minutes) a segment definition gen
`erally comprises an identification of a beginning and ending
`points (e.g., frames) within a video. However, in the examples
`of second screen function implementations, a segment defi
`nition generally identifies a single point (e.g., frame) within a
`video.
`0060. The term “subtitles' shall mean subtitles, and/or any
`textual information representative of a portion or portions of
`a video's audio dialogue. A display of Subtitles does not
`require a display of all the subtitles of a video. A display of
`Subtitles may only display a subtitle portion, line, phrase, or
`unit. Herein, subtitles are materially distinct from closed cap
`tioning
`0061. The term “subtitle information' shall mean infor
`mation (e.g., data, text, and/or images) that enables display
`ing subtitles on a screen. Embodiments that are detailed with
`respect to the display of subtitles and/or use of subtitle infor
`mation may be alternatively or complementary display and/or
`use other Supplementary information.
`0062. The term "supplementary information' shall mean
`any information, text, data, depiction, images, video, and/or
`content, that informs, entertains, elucidates, illuminates,
`illustrates, clarifies, and/or explains.
`0063. The term “trailer shall mean a trailer, preview,
`Video clip, still image, and/or other content that precedes
`and/or is extraneous to the movie.
`0064. The term “user' is interchangeable with the terms
`“subscriber”, “viewer', and “person, and shall mean an end
`user person actively using video content, passively viewing a
`Video, interactively playing a video game, retrieving video
`from a video provider, and/or actively Subscribing to and
`using multimedia, internet, and/or communication services.
`0065. The term “variable content video' shall mean a
`Video characterized by a nonlinear architecture facilitating a
`variety of possible logical sequences of segments. A variable
`content video comprises parallel, transitional, and/or overlap
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`ping segments to provide multiple versions of a video.
`Responsive to the particular embodiment implemented, a
`variable content video may also include a user interface,
`application Software, software program routines, system con
`trol codes for controlling the playing of the video/audio,
`Video map, bookmark generating data, seek/step data, and/or
`map synchronization data. A video that does require parallel,
`transitional, and/or overlapping segments to be variably
`played.
`0066. The terms “video', and “video program' are inter
`changeable and shall mean any video image regardless of the
`Source, motion, or technology implemented. A video may
`comprise images and audio found in full motion picture pro
`grams, films, movies, interactive electronic games, multi
`media content, television programs, commercials, advertise
`ments, and/or entertaining, instructional, and/or educational
`programming. Responsive to the particular embodiment
`implemented, Subtitles, Sub picture information, user inter
`face, application Software, software program routines, system
`control codes for controlling the playing of the video/audio,
`Video map, bookmark instructions, seek/step data, and/or
`map synchronization data may be provided with a video. The
`term “movie' shall mean a full length motion picture usually
`released in theaters and/or optical discs (e.g., a DVD-Video or
`Blu-ray Disc).
`0067. The terms “video map', 'map', and “segment
`map’, shall mean any combination, arrangement, table, data
`base, listing, index, and/or information that: defines a begin
`ning and ending of one or more segments; identifies one or a
`plurality of individual video frames; and/or identifies one or a
`plurality of play positions in a video or the audio of a video.
`A video map further comprises data associated with at least:
`one segment, a sequence of segments, a video frame, and/or a
`play positions in a video or the audio of a video. A video
`map’s data may comprise, for example: (i) a descriptor; (ii) an
`implicit or explicit