| US 7,474,834 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for storage and playback of programs recorded on random access storage media | ||
| Robert E. Lambert, Glendale, Calif. (US); and W. Daniel Hillis, Toluca Lake, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 22, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/88,230. | ||
| Application 11/088230 is a continuation of application No. 09/169501, filed on Oct. 09, 1998, granted, now 6,895,170. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0232612 A1, Oct. 20, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/91 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 386—95 [386/125; 386/126] | 53 Claims |
| 1. A method for playing back a first set of data and a plurality of second sets of data recorded on a random access storage
medium, the method comprising:
obtaining said first set of data and said plurality of second sets of data from said random access storage medium;
obtaining playback criteria from said random access storage medium;
applying said playback criteria to obtain a subset of said plurality of second sets of data for each playback of said first
set of data, wherein said subset of said plurality of second sets of data is variable for each playback of said first set
of data; and
playing back said first set of data;
each time, with said playing back of said first set of data, playing back said subset of said plurality of second sets of
data in accordance with said playback criteria.
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