Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Brian Kwan

David M Jessen

Kyle J Prestenback

Evan Tahler

Evan Acosta

James J Madden

Jeffrey R Ashbrook

Aaron Daly

William Joseph Bartley

Allison Crow

James K Davy

Todd Allen Mendeloff

Systems and methods are provided for reordering and/or bypassing certain informational content or menus that are conventionally presented prior to playback of media content stored on physical media discs. Upon initial use of a physical media disc, certain information content or menus may be presented to a user or viewer, for example, piracy warnings, language selection menus, etc. However, upon subsequent use of the physical media disc, such informational content or menus may be bypassed. The user or viewer is given an option to immediately begin consuming the media content stored on the physical media disc. Conventional content, such as trailers are not played prior to playback of the media content.

Menu navigation mode for media discs

Methods and apparatuses are provided, which may be implemented to combine and distribute user enhanced video and/or audio content.

Methods and apparatuses for combining and distributing user enhanced video/audio content

Embodiments disclosed herein include systems and methods which allow consumers of audio-visual content (such as movies and television programs) to obtain dynamic additional content about programs and movies being watched, and customize that additional content to their personal preferences and behaviors.

System and method for automated network search and companion display of result relating to audio-video metadata

User inputs are received from one or more of a plurality of sources at an input interpreter agent. The plurality of sources comprises a remote control device and an on-screen keyboard application. The received user inputs are provided to a digital video object player application, wherein the input interpreter agent is separate from the digital video object player application.

User input handling for digital video playback device

Systems and associated methods for incentivizing content engagement are described. Embodiments provide a recommended feature application to offer premier/recommended content. This can take place at a variety of times, for example during the primary content selection interface display, as well as offering said content interactively as an overlay during the conclusion of a piece of content. Embodiments employ a weighted process for selecting a recommended feature based on one or more stored preference files. The recommended feature application can be utilized across titles.

Systems and methods for incentivizing content engagement

Systems and methods disclosed herein include systems and methods for delivering secondary content to a plurality of portable devices, the secondary content comprising events synchronized to primary content, the process including delivering an application to a plurality of portable display devices, the application configured to execute events on the portable display devices; and causing the events executed on the portable display devices to be synchronized with primary content.

Audio/video companion screen system and method

Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to messaging techniques with user generated content related to video object timecode.

Messaging with user generated content related to video object timecode

Systems and associated methods for dynamic content play list creation are described. A fastplay application provides for dynamic play list generation, using feature categorization and local storage to present a set of custom play list(s) that are tailored to a user's preference(s). The settings may be stored locally on the media player storage device such that the preference(s) can be utilized across titles.

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Pasadena, CA, United States of America

Brian Kwan