Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Evan Tahler

Kyle J Prestenback

David M Jessen

Brian Kwan

Jeffrey R Ashbrook

Jeff Ashbrook

Allison Crow

Evan Acosta

Aaron Daly

Kyle Presetenback

John Bernstein

John Scot Pansing

Nicholas A Nero

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

Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to monitoring state information for one or more events across one or more platforms associated with a user account, and providing event information appropriate for an electronic device to a the electronic device for display to a user associated with the user account. The user may provide inputs related to one or more of the events via the electronic device, and the inputs may be transmitted to one or more platforms.

Event state monitoring for multiple platforms associated with a user account

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

There are provided systems and methods for an interactive device for interaction with a user of a media device, wherein the interactive device and the media device are operable to communicate with a server having a memory storing a plurality of states including a present state of the media device playing a media. The interactive device comprises a peripheral hardware for interaction with the user of the media device and a processor configured to establish a communication with the server, obtain the present state of the media device from the server, select an action in response to the present state of the media, and execute the action using the peripheral hardware for interaction with the user of the media device. The interactive device can operate independently of the server or with several interactive devices connected to the server.

System and method for an interactive device for use with a media device

There is provided a system and method for extending media device functions using a peripheral control interface. There is provided a media device for controlling a peripheral device where the media device provides a plurality of native functions. The media device comprises a network interface and a processor configured to establish a connection with a network using the network interface, execute a media application to discover a route to a server through the connection, obtain via the route a peripheral control interface for providing a mediation service associated with the peripheral device, and send a command to the server using the route for controlling the peripheral device using the peripheral control interface, which causes the peripheral device to execute a function outside of the plurality of native functions provided by the media device.

System and method for providing a peripheral control interface for extending media device functions

There is provided a media playback system for monitoring usage of a plurality of media contents. The system includes a memory configured to store an analytic log file corresponding to each of the plurality of media contents. The system also includes a processor. The processor is configured to identify the analytic log file corresponding to one of the plurality of media contents. The processor is further configured to collect data relating to a plurality of events. At least one of the plurality of events relates to the usage of one of the plurality of media contents. The processor is further configured to store at least one of the plurality of events in the analytic log file. In addition, the processor is configured to send the analytic log file to a remote network server if the network connection has been detected.

Media playback system and method for monitoring usage of media contents

There is provided a system for pairing a medium with a user account comprising a media player configured to retrieve a medium identifier from the medium and a player identifier from a memory of the media player. The media player is further configured to transmit the medium identifier and the player identifier to a server. Additionally, the media player is further configured to receive a key associated with the medium identifier and the player identifier from the server. The server is configured to receive the key and the user account for pairing the user account with the medium associated with the key. A computer may be utilized to transmit the key and the user account to the server, after the key has been provided to a user by the media player. The media player and the computer may communicate with the server via the Internet.

Method and system for pairing a medium to a user account

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

A server system transfers data via a network to and from one or more 'smart' media players. The server system can be used, for example, to facilitate saving and retrieving media player settings, such as user preferences. The server system can also be used, for example, to facilitate a user sharing his or her favorite scene from a movie with other users.

System and method for transfering data to and from a standalone video playback device

There is provided a video playback device for providing adjustable display coordinates and for playing a video on a display. The video playback device comprises a memory storing a plurality of video streams each associated with one of a plurality of different display coordinates and a processor configured to determine a first input display coordinate for displaying the video on the display, select a first coordinate of the plurality of different display coordinates corresponding to the first input display coordinate, and output a first video stream of the plurality of video streams associated with the selected first coordinate on the display.

System and method for dynamic video placement on a display

Methods and apparatuses are provided, which may be implemented for use in managing data assets stored in local memory of the optical disc player device.

Methods and apparatuses for managing assets stored in local memory of an optical disc player device

There is provided a method for execution by a processor of a media playback device to provide media content. The method includes receiving streaming audio data. The streaming audio data comprises a plurality of audio data clips, each audio data clip having a clip size. The method includes providing a circular queue. The circular queue is characterized by a queue size that is at least two or more clip sizes. The circular queue is used to store a plurality of queue clips, each with a clip size. Each of the plurality of audio data clips is stored into one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue. After the circular queue has been filled, the method includes sequentially reading and playing the streaming audio data from each one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue. Finally, the method includes a step to continue storing a next one of the plurality of audio data clips into a read one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue.

Method and system for providing real-time streaming media content

A content item having sequential portions, such as episodes, is played back on a packaged media player in a manner that facilitates viewing the sequential portions in sequence. The point at which the user terminated a playback session is marked by storing an indication in memory, so that the user need not remember at what episode or other content portion the user left off. Upon beginning a new playback session, the media player retrieves the marker and navigates to the next content portion in the sequence.

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Burbank, CA, United States of America

Evan Tahler