Patents

U.S. Patent 7,430,360 ("Replay")
Issued: Jun. 18, 2002
Title: Replaying a video segment with changed audio.

Abstract:
A method of, and a system capable of, replaying a portion of a video, the method comprising the steps of, and the system comprising the means for: receiving, during a playing of a video, a replay request to replay a portion of the video; skipping, responsive to the replay request and a preestablished replay preference, the video to a replay position; changing, responsive to the replay request, an audio of the video; playing, responsive to the replay request and to the replay position, the video and the changed audio; and discontinuing, responsive to the replay request, the playing of the changed audio; changing the audio of the video, comprising, for example, increasing the audio volume, increasing the dialog audio volume, increasing the dialog audio volume relatively to a background audio volume, utilizing an alternative dialog audio language, and/or utilizing a commentary audio.

Claims:

1. A method of replaying a portion of a video comprising the steps of: receiving, during a playing of a video, a request to replay a portion of the video, the portion of the video being responsive to a preestablished amount of time; changing, responsive to the replay request and to a preestablished audio preference, an audio of the video; playing, responsive to the replay request, the portion of the video and the changed audio; and discontinuing, responsive to the replay request, the playing of the changed audio.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the changed audio is selected from the group consisting of the audio at an increased volume, the audio with an increased dialog audio volume, the audio with an increased dialog audio volume relatively to a background audio volume, and the audio utilizing an alternative dialog audio language; and wherein the portion of the video is cumulative responsive to a successive replay request.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the changed audio is selected from the group consisting of the audio at an increased volume, the audio with an increased dialog audio volume, the audio with an increased dialog audio volume relatively to a background audio volume, and the audio utilizing an alternative dialog audio language.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the portion of the video is also responsive to information defining segments of the video.

5. A method of replaying a portion of a video comprising the steps of: receiving, during a playing of a video, a request to replay a portion of the video, the portion of the video being responsive to a preestablished amount of time; changing, responsive to the replay request and to a preestablished audio preference, an audio of the video; enabling, responsive to the replay request, a playing of subtitles; playing, responsive to the replay request, the portion of the video, the changed audio, and the subtitles; and discontinuing, responsive to the replay request, the playing of the changed audio.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the subtitles are in a different language than the language of the audio.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the portion of the video is also responsive to information defining segments of the video.
8. The method of claim 5 wherein the changed audio comprises changing the audio language.

9. The method of claim 5 wherein the changed audio comprises increasing a dialog audio volume relatively to a background audio volume.

10. A system capable of replaying a portion of a video comprising: a user interface means for receiving, during a playing of a video, a request to replay a portion of the video, the portion of the video being responsive to a preestablished amount of time; and a processing means for changing, responsive to the replay request and to a preestablished audio preference, an audio of the video; playing, responsive to the replay request, the portion of the video and the changed audio; and discontinuing, responsive to the replay request, the playing of the changed audio.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the changed audio is selected from the group consisting of the audio at an increased volume, the audio with an increased dialog audio volume, the audio with an increased dialog audio volume relatively to a background audio volume, and the audio utilizing an alternative dialog audio language.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein, responsive to the replay request, a playing of subtitles is enabled for playing the subtitles responsive to the replay request and the subtitles.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the portion of the video is also responsive to information defining segments of the video.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the portion of the video is cumulative responsive to a successive replay request.

15. A method of replaying a portion of a video comprising the steps of: receiving, during a playing of a video, a request to replay a portion of the video, the portion of the video being responsive to a preestablished amount of time; changing, responsive to the replay request and to a preestablished audio preference, an audio of the video, the changing comprising utilizing a commentary audio; playing, responsive to the replay request, the portion of the video and the changed audio; and discontinuing, responsive to the replay request, the playing of the changed audio.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the portion of the video is responsive to information defining segments of the video.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein, responsive to the replay request, a playing of subtitles is enabled for in the subtitles responsive to the replay request.

18. A system capable of replaying a portion of a video comprising: a user interface means for receiving, during a playing of a video, a request to replay a portion of the video, the portion of the video being responsive to a preestablished amount of time; and a processing means for changing, responsive to the replay request and to a preestablished audio preference, an audio of the video, the changing comprising utilizing a commentary audio; playing, responsive to the replay request, the portion of the video and the changed audio; and discontinuing, responsive to the replay request, the playing of the changed audio.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the portion of the video is responsive to information defining segments of the video.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the portion of the video is cumulative responsive to a successive replay request.