AUTOMATIC COMMERCIAL PLAYBACK SYSTEM

摘要

While a multimedia device is fast-forwarding content, the multimedia device reads “jump back” tags expressed in or derived from a closed-caption stream. When the multimedia device detects the presence of a “jump back” tag while fast-forwarding, the multimedia device enters a special state. While in this special state, if the multimedia device detects that the user has instructed the multimedia device to stop fast-forwarding, the multimedia device locates a specified temporal location in a recorded commercial break. This specified temporal location may be specified by the particular tag, for example. The multimedia device stops performing whatever activity in which the multimedia device was engaged, “jumps back” to the specified temporal location in the recorded commercial break, and resumes playing the recorded content stream at normal speed from the specified temporal location.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
while fast-forwarding content from a content stream in a fast-forwarding mode, detecting a presence of a particular tag from information associated with the content stream, the particular tag relating to specific content not a part of content of the content stream being fast forwarded; detecting whether the fast-forwarding mode has been exited; and in response to detecting that the fast-forwarding mode has been exited, performing:
locating a temporal location, as specified by the particular tag; andplaying the specific content beginning at the temporal location specified by the particular tag.