- Number
- 11838593
- Published
- 2023-12-05
- Filed
- 2020-08-21
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Krone; Matthew et al.
- CPC
- H04N21/8549; H04N21/47217; H04N21/8106; H04N21/8352; H04N21/4532; H04N21/8456
- Verdict
- Set aside media playback mode feature, business
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
A system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code. The software code is executed to receive a content selection input identifying audio-video (AV) content from a user, and determine a user preferred playback mode for a core video component of the AV content using one or more of (x) a media consumption profile of the user, (y) a playback mode selection input received from the user, or (z) a playback mode supported by a user device. The software code also obtains a media package containing multiple versions of the core video component and metadata identifying a default playback mode, and streams the AV content to the user device using: the user preferred playback mode when a version of the core video component corresponding to the user preferred playback mode is contained in the media package, or the default playback mode otherwise.
Background
BACKGROUND (1) Audio-video (AV) content has for decades been, and continues to be, one of the world's most popular mediums for the consumption of entertainment content. As the technology used to produce and display AV content has changed, so have the playback modes in which that content is presented to viewers. For instance, black-and-white video gave way to color, standard definition video has largely been replaced by high-definition (HD) and ultra-high-definition (UHD), and the aspect ratio used to render most AV content has largely migrated from 4:3 to 16:9, to name a few examples. (2) With respect to aspect ratio, at present the majority of consumer displays, for example televisions and mobile devices, use a 16:9 HD aspect ratio when rendering video content. As a result, the process of making historical content available on a modern streaming platform may entail remastering that content to the 16:9 aspect ratio in order to enable a full screen viewing experience. For content originating in an aspect ratio other than 16:9, such as the 4:3 aspect ratio, the remastering process re-frames the content. During re-framing, portions of the original video frames may be cropped out. For example, when re-framing content originally created in a 4:3 aspect ratio the top and bottom sections of the frame will typically be cropped out. However, in some instances, removing those portions of the video can undesirably alter the visual effectiveness of some frames, as well as undermine the c
Claims
1. A system comprising: a computing platform including a hardware processor and a system memory; a software code stored in the system memory; the hardware processor configured to execute the software code to: receive, from a user device of a user, a content selection input identifying an audio-video (AV) content selected by the user; determine a user preferred playback mode for a core video component of the AV content, wherein determining uses at least one of (x) a media consumption profile of the user, (y) a playback mode selection input received from the user device, or (z) a playback mode supported by the user device; obtain a media package containing a plurality of versions of the core video component of the AV content and a metadata identifying a default playback mode for the core video component, wherein at least one of the plurality of versions of the core video component has a unique video characteristic; and stream the AV content to the user device using: the user preferred playback mode, when the plurality of versions of the core video component include a version of the core video component corresponding to the user preferred playback mode, or the default playback mode, when the plurality of versions of the core video component do not include the version of the core video component corresponding to the user preferred playback mode. ||
8. A method for use by a system including a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code, the method comprising: receiving from a user device of a user, by the software code executed by the hardware processor, a content selection input identifying an audio-video (AV) content selected by the user; determining, by the software code executed by the hardware processor, a user preferred playback mode for a core video component of the AV content, wherein determining uses at least one of (x) a media consumption profile of the user, (y) a playback mode selection input received from the user device, or (z) a playback mode supported by the user device; obtaining, by the software code executed by the hardware processor, a media package containing a plurality of versions of the core video component of the AV content and a metadata identifying a default playback mode for the core video component, wherein at least one of the plurality of versions of the core video component has a unique video characteristic; and streaming, by the software code executed by the hardware processor, the AV content to the user device using: the user preferred playback mode, when the plurality of versions of the core video component include a version of the core video component corresponding to the user preferred playback mode, or the default playback mode, when the plurality of versions of the core video component do not include the version of the core video component corresponding to the user preferred playback mode. ||
15. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having a media package enabling media playback selection stored thereon, the media package comprising: an audio-video (AV) content including a plurality of versions of a core video component, each one of the plurality of versions of the core video component having a different aspect ratio than another one of the plurality of versions of the core video component; a metadata identifying a default playback mode of the core video component, the default playback mode corresponding to one of the plurality of versions of the core video component; and at least one media content asset shared by the plurality of versions of the core video component; wherein the plurality of core video components share a same media identifier.