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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
William Pat Price, Santa Ana, CA (US);
R. Gregory Kalsow, Lake Forest, CA (US);
William Pat Price, Santa Ana, CA (US);
R. Gregory Kalsow, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Keen Personal Media, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
A presentation device, such as a personal video recorder or a digital audio receiver, and a method for saving alternative presentation data for possible future presentation. According to the method, a broadcast stream is received on a selected channel. The broadcast stream includes a plurality of programming media segments and at least one rich media segment associated with the alternative presentation data. The at least one rich media segment and the associated alternative presentation data are embedded within the plurality of programming media segments. Presentation of the at least one rich media segment commences on the selected channel. If presenting the at least one rich media segment on the selected channel is interrupted prior to completely presenting the at least one rich media segment on the selected channel, the alternative presentation data associated with the at least one rich media segment is saved for possible future presentation.