IP Library Granted Patent US 9,401,179
Granted Patent B2
US 9,401,179 · App. 14/331,563 · Granted Jul 26, 2016

Continuing media playback after bookmarking

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Patent No.
US 9,401,179
App. No.
14/331,563
Granted
Jul 26, 2016
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (55)

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.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049689/0419 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2014
From: MESE, JOHN CARL; VANBLON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT; PETERSON, NATHAN J.; WALTERMANN, ROD D.
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 033313/0608 →