SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK CONTROL

1 . A method of controlling video playback in a cabin of a vehicle, comprising:

receiving a source of video data;

accessing a data store for a run script associated with the playback of the video data;

if no run script exists in the data store, generating a log of user input received for the playback of the video data; and

storing the log in the data store as a run script associated with the playback of the video data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein accessing the data store for the run script further comprises:

accessing a local data store on the vehicle.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein accessing the data store for the run script further comprises:

accessing a remote data store.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the log of user input received for the playback of the video data further comprises:

determining if a user input has been received from at least one user input device;

if a user input has been received, determining a characteristic associated with the video data when the user input was received; and

storing the user input and the characteristic in the data store.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein determining a characteristic associated with the video data further comprises:

determining a content identifier associated with the video data.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the source of video data is received at an initial time, and determining a characteristic associated with the video data further comprises:

determining a time that has elapsed between the initial time when the source of video data was received and the user input.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting video data to at least one display located within the cabin of the vehicle based on the run script.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a unique identifier associated with the source of video data; and

accessing the data store to retrieve the run script based on the unique identifier.

9 . A video playback control system for a vehicle, comprising:

at least one user input device that receives a user input;

at least one display located in a rear cabin of the vehicle;

a source of video data for display on the at least one display; and

a control module that accesses a data store for a run script for playback of the video data based on a unique identifier associated with the source of video data and substantially automatically outputs the video data to the at least one display based on the run script.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein if the data store does not include the run script for the playback of the video data, the control module generates a log for the playback of the video data based on input to the at least one user input device.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the log includes the input to the at least one user input device associated with at least one content descriptor of the video data.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the source of video data is provided at an initial time, and the log includes the input to the at least one user input device associated with a time measured from the initial time.

13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the control module accesses a data store located on the vehicle.

14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the control module accesses a data store remote from the vehicle.

15 . A vehicle, comprising:

a passenger cabin;

at least one display located within the passenger cabin;

at least one user input device located within the passenger cabin that receives user input;

a source of video data for display on the at least one display;

a control module that controls the display of the video data on the at least one display, and the control module:

determines a unique identifier associated with the source of video data;

based on the unique identifier, accesses a local data store for a run script for playback of the video data;

if no run script is associated with the unique identifier, generates a log of user input received by the at least one user input device during the playback of the video data; and

stores the log in the local data store as the run script for the playback of the video data.

16 . The vehicle of claim 15 , further comprising:

a video player in communication with the control module,

wherein the source of video data is received as input to the video player.

17 . The vehicle of claim 15 , further comprising:

an input port in communication with the control module,

wherein the source of video data is received from a portable electronic device coupled to the input port.

18 . The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the control module accesses a remote data store for a run script for playback of the video data if no run script is associated with the unique identifier in the local data store.

19 . The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein the control module outputs the log to the remote data store.

20 . The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the source of video data is provided at an initial time, and the log includes the user input associated with a time measured from the initial time.