Continuing media playback after bookmarking

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9401179-B2
Application number	US-201414331563-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	Jul 15, 2014
Publication date	Jul 26, 2016
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a processor, a consumer of media content; detecting, using data derived from a device selected from the group consisting of an image capture device and an audio capture device, a trigger event associated with the consumer; and creating, using a processor, a bookmark at a location in the media content associated with the detection of the trigger event. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
identifying, using a processor, a consumer of media content;
detecting, using data derived from a device selected from the group consisting of an image capture device and an audio capture device, a trigger event associated with the consumer; and
creating, using a processor, a bookmark at a location in the media content associated with the detection of the trigger event.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger event comprises the consumer is no longer consuming the media content.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bookmark is associated with the identified consumer.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
identifying a second consumer of media content;
detecting a trigger event associated with the second consumer of media data; and
creating a second bookmark associated with the second consumer, at a location in the media content associated with the detection of the trigger event associated with the second consumer.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
requesting a consumer to choose a bookmark to resume the play of the media content; and
resuming the play of the media content at the location of the selected bookmark.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
detecting a consumer of the media content;
identifying a consumer of the media content; and
resuming the play of the media content at the location of the bookmark associated with the identified consumer.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
resuming the play of the media content at the location of a bookmark; and
notifying a consumer when a subsequent bookmark has been reached.

8. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
associating an identified consumer with a user account.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying comprises identification using data selected from the group consisting of biometric data and image recognition data.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising continuing play of the media content.

11. An information handling device, comprising:
at least one sensor;
at least one processor operatively coupled to the sensor;
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
identify a consumer of media content;
detect, using the at least one sensor, a trigger event associated with the consumer; and
create a bookmark at a location in the media content associated with the detection of the trigger event.

12. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the trigger event comprises the consumer is no longer consuming the media content.

13. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the bookmark is associated with the identified consumer.

14. The information handling device of claim 13 , further comprising to:
identify a second consumer of media content;
detect a trigger event associated with the second consumer of media data; and
create a second bookmark associated with the second consumer, at a location in the media content associated with the detection of the trigger event associated with the second consumer.

15. The information handling device of claim 14 , further comprising to:
request a consumer to choose a bookmark to resume the play of the media content; and
resume the play of the media content at the location of the selected bookmark.

16. The information handling device of claim 14 , further comprising to:
detect a consumer of the media content;
identify a consumer of the media content; and
resume the play of the media content at the location of the bookmark associated with the identified consumer.

17. The information handling device of claim 14 , further comprising to:
resume the play of the media content at the location of a bookmark; and
notify a consumer when a subsequent bookmark has been reached.

18. The information handling device of claim 13 , further comprising to:
associate an identified consumer with a user account.

19. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein to identify comprises using data selected from the group consisting of biometric data and image recognition data.

20. A product, comprising:
a storage device having code stored therewith and executable by a processor, the code comprising:
code that identifies a consumer of media content;
code that detects a trigger event associated with the consumer; and
code that creates a bookmark at a location in the media content associated with the detection of the trigger event.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Mese John Carl
• Vanblon Russell Speight
• Peterson Nathan J
• Waltermann Rod D

Classifications

• G11B27/30 Primary

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