Methods and systems for use in customizing displayed content associated with a portable storage medium
The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable storage medium; identify one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content; receive a first definition, following the identification of the customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and cause the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is to be applied by the playback device in rendering the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.
1. A method of displaying content on a playback device comprising:
receiving, by the playback device, a first content from a portable storage medium, wherein the first content is permanently fixed in the portable storage medium and the portable storage medium is physically removable from the playback device;
determining, by a processor associated with the playback device, that the first content is customizable based on an identifier associated with the portable storage medium indicating that a customization can be applied to the first content;
identifying, by the processor, a customizable display parameter, wherein the customizable display parameter is associated with at least one definition controlling playback of the first content and an additional content from a separate source by the playback device that embodies the customization;
accessing a user profile having information defined by and specific to a user, wherein the user profile is stored in the playback device and includes user defined settings or preferences;
receiving, by the processor, a definition corresponding to the customizable display parameter, the definition being based on the information in the user profile, wherein
the definition prompts the processor to connect to the separate source to retrieve the additional content, and
the definition controls a display order of the first content and the additional content; and
causing, by the processor, the playback device to render for display the first content and the additional content consistent with the received definition.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the definition is one of a plurality of definitions stored on the playback device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform additional processing steps comprising:
connecting to a network; and
retrieving authentication information, wherein the processor is configured to provide the authentication information to the separate source over the network to retrieve the additional content from the separate source.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform additional processing steps comprising:
connecting to a network; and
accessing, over the network, the definition corresponding to the customizable display parameter.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a second definition associated with the customizable display parameter prevents display of a second content and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform an additional processing step comprising:
applying the second definition such that the second content is not displayed when the second content would have otherwise been displayed when the second definition is not applied.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform additional processing steps comprising:
receiving additional customizable display parameters over a network from a remote source.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform an additional processing step comprising activating, on the playback device, a customization application configured to
display, through the playback device, a graphical user interface comprising two or more user selectable categories of customizable display parameters;
identify, in response to detecting a selection of a first category of the two or more user selectable categories, the customizable display parameter and the definition; and
display, within the graphical user interface, the customizable display parameter associated with the definition.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing, by the processor, at least one of a definition file, a local user profile, a remote user profile, or a networked source depending upon an order of priority, wherein at least one of the definition file, the local user profile, the remote user profile, and the networked source includes the definition corresponding to the customizable parameter.
9. A method of rendering content to be played, comprising
accessing, by a playback device, a display parameter provided by a first storage medium;
accessing, by the playback device, a first content permanently fixed in the first storage medium, wherein the first storage medium is physically removable from the playback device;
wherein the display parameter is associated with a definition controlling playback of at least the first content when the first content is rendered for display by the playback device;
determining, by a processor coupled to the playback device, that the first content is customizable based on an identifier associated with the first storage medium indicating that a customization can be applied to the first content;
detecting, by the processor, a first definition selectable from a plurality of definitions to alter the display parameter by prompting the processor to connect to a separate source to retrieve a first additional content that embodies the customization;
wherein the first definition controls a display order of the first content and the first additional content;
accessing, by the processor, a user profile having information defined by and specific to a user, wherein the user profile is stored in the playback device and includes user defined settings or preferences;
determining, by the processor, whether the user profile has information specific to the user that overrides the first definition with a second definition;
wherein the second definition prompts the processor to connect to the separate source to retrieve a second additional content, wherein the second definition controls a display order of the first content and the second additional content;
when the user profile does not override the use of the first definition, rendering, by the processor, the first content and the first additional content for display by the playback device consistent with the first definition; and
when the user profile overrides the first definition, rendering the first content and the second additional content for display by the playback device consistent with the second definition.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the display parameter is associated with a third definition which, prompts the processor to alter the rendering of the first content for display by the playback device with the first additional content or the second additional content.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first display parameter defines a menu to display, through the playback device, a graphical user interface comprising two or more selectable definitions corresponding to the first display parameter.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein
the second definition includes authentication information, and
the processor is configured to retrieve the second additional content using the authentication information.
13. The method of claim 9 , comprising
identifying, by the playback device, a second display parameter accessible from a remote source;
wherein the rendering of the first content for display by the playback device comprises displaying the first content consistent with a definition for the second display parameter, wherein the definition for the second display parameter controls a display aspect of the first content.
14. A method of displaying content on a playback device, comprising:
receiving, by the playback device, a first content from a portable storage medium, wherein the first content is permanently fixed in the portable storage medium and the portable storage medium is physically removable from the playback device;
determining, by a processor associated with the playback device, that the first content is customizable based on an identifier associated with the portable storage medium indicating that a customization can be applied to the first content, wherein the customization is based on user preferences or settings defined by a user and retrieved from a user profile stored in the playback device and comprises replacing at least a portion of the first content with a second content from a remote source during playback of the portable storage medium by the playback device;
searching, by the processor, for the second content over a network, wherein the processor is in communication with the remote source over the network;
retrieving, by the processor, the second content when the second content is detected over the network; and
rendering the second content for display by the playback device.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second content is alternate content that is different than the first content, and wherein replacing at least a portion of the first content with the second content comprises displaying the alternate content instead of displaying the first content.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second content is additional content, and wherein replacing at least a portion of the first content with the second content comprises displaying the additional content in cooperation with one or more portions of the first content.