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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2005
Jeffrey Braun, Orinda, CA (US);
Zane Vella, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph Rice, Oakland, CA (US);
Ole Lütjens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey Braun, Orinda, CA (US);
Zane Vella, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph Rice, Oakland, CA (US);
Ole Lütjens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hollinbeck Mgmt. GmbH, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A 'hold' feature on a user operated remote control allows a currently displayed track or view to be maintained while a video presentation is being played. As a user is watching a presentation that uses multiple camera views shown one-at-a-time as in a standard edited cut (i.e., 'director's cut') of a movie, the user can press a button when the user sees a camera view or scene of particular interest. Thereafter, the track associated with the camera view or scene that was showing when the hold button was pressed will continue to be played in place of the presentation. To return to the edited cut the user depresses the hold button again. The held track will continue to play until the user decides to resume presentation of the edited program or until the held track ends. Upon ending, the program track is resumed. While holding a track the user is free to select other available tracks in addition to jumping back to the program track at any time.