Manual playback overshoot correction
View Patent ↗A video display function that addresses fast-forward overshoot. Holding down a play key during a fast forward function, for longer than a predetermined amount of time, causes a video presentation to be placed in reverse mode until the play key is released. This allows a user to manually, and easily, control how far to back up a given video presentation after a fast forward operation, without having to separately engage a rewind key.
1. A method for controlling a video presentation on a display, comprising:
receiving, in response to a first key, an indication to fast forward the video presentation, and performing a fast forward operation such that the video presentation is displayed at a second speed that is faster than a first speed;
receiving, in response to a second key, an indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first speed;
detecting, in response to the second key, that the indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first speed is provided for longer than a predetermined amount of time; and
in response to detecting that the indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first speed is provided for longer than the predetermined amount of time, playing the video presentation in reverse at a third speed.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising playing the video presentation in reverse at the third speed until the indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first speed is no longer detected.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the indication to fast forward the video presentation from a remote control device.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first speed from a remote control device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third speed is the same as the first speed.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amount of time is about 0.5 second.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting a speed of the third speed based on the second speed.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the video presentation from a hub that is outside of a customer premises.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the video presentation is, at least at one point, in a format in accordance with a moving pictures expert group (MPEG) format.
10. A system, comprising:
a media device configured to be connected to a display;
the media device further configured to provide a video presentation to the display at first play speed, a second fast forward speed and a third rewind speed, the media device still further being configured to:
receive, in response to a first key, an indication to fast forward the video presentation and to perform a fast forward operation such that the video presentation is displayed at the second fast forward speed that is faster than the first play speed;
receive, in response to a second key, an indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first speed;
detect, in response to the second key, that the indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first speed is provided for longer than a predetermined amount of time; and
in response to detecting that the indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first speed is provided for longer than the predetermined amount of time, play the video presentation in reverse at a third rewind speed.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the media device is a digital video recorder (DVR).
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the media device is a set top box (STB).
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the media device is further configured to play the video presentation in reverse at the third rewind speed until the indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first play speed is no longer detected.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the media device is configured to receive the indication to fast forward the video presentation from a remote control device.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the media device is configured to receive the indication to stop the fast forward operation and to play the video presentation at the first play speed from a remote control device.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the third rewind speed is the same as the first play speed.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined amount of time is about 0.5 second.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein a speed of the third rewind speed is based on the second fast forward speed.
19. The system of claim 10 , further comprising a hub from which the video presentation is received, wherein the hub is outside of a customer premises.
20. The system of claim 10 , wherein the video presentation is, at least at one point, in a format in accordance with a moving pictures expert group (MPEG) format.