CONTEST
Competed
$5,000
This contest is closed.
Problem
Patexia seeks prior art for US Patents 7,526,784 (US ‘784) and 8,117,282 (US ‘282), in addition to US Patents 7,543,318 (US ‘318), 7,577,970 (US ‘970), and 6,898,799 (US ‘799). Together, the patents allegedly describes a method of loading a set of data objects that indicate portions of multimedia content to be filtered in order to allow a decoder to utilize those data objects to filter out the marked portions in real-time while decoding the encoded audio/video.
This method can load the set of data objects containing filtering information from:
- a non-rewritable storage medium, after determining if filtering information is present on this storage medium, that is separate from wherever the multimedia content is stored
- a remote server system that might be accessed via a paid subscription
These methods can be used in either combination, and references that describe one or both are acceptable.
From either source, the media player loads the data objects by some combination of:
- loading the data objects into memory and determining if sufficient space exists before loading
- reading the data objects directly from their source
- requesting the data objects based on the title of the multimedia content
This Contest is related to the Filtering Audio/Video in Real-Time Contest. Similar references are allowed; however, the two Contests focus on different features and have different questions. Both Contests have the same list of Known References.
Figure 3A. Overview of the Loading of Filtering Information
Questions
- Was the reference filed or published before October 23rd, 2000?
- Does the reference describe a media player (such as a DVD player) that allows a user to automatically filter encoded MPEG audio/video data?
- Does the media player include a processor, a local memory unit, a decoder, a connected output display device for playing the multimedia content, and a reader for a removable non-rewritable storage medium that includes the multimedia content (such as a DVD)?
- Does the media player automatically filter the multimedia content using a navigational object formatted to include a start indicator, a stop indicator, and a filtering action to be taken during the noted period?
- Does the media player access the filtering information from a non-rewritable storage medium, separate from the earlier storage medium with the multimedia content, by first determining if filtering information is present, then loading the information into local memory or reading directly from its storage medium?
- As an alternative or in addition to the non-rewritable storage medium, can the media player request and download this filtering information from a remote server?
- Can the media player request this filtering information (from either source) based on the title of the multimedia content?
- Can the media player determine if sufficient space exists when loading the filtering information into local memory?
Rules and Submission Guidelines
Submissions for this Contest may include multiple references. When submitting, please categorize your reference as:
- a main reference answering the majority of the questions
- or a supporting reference that answers question 1 with the appropriate date, answers a fewer number of questions, and is filed in support of a main reference
Please see the Prior Art Style Guidelines for more information regarding main versus supporting references
Questions
| # | Question | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Was the reference filed or published before October 23rd, 2000? | T/F |
| 2 | Does the reference describe a media player (such as a DVD player) that allows a user to automatically filter encoded MPEG audio/video data? | 10 |
| 3 | Does the media player include a processor, a local memory unit, a decoder, a connected output display device for playing the multimedia content, and a reader for a removable non-rewritable storage medium that includes the multimedia content (such as a DVD)? | 10 |
| 4 | Does the media player automatically filter the multimedia content using a navigational object formatted to include a start indicator, a stop indicator, and a filtering action to be taken during the noted period? | 15 |
| 5 | Does the media player access the filtering information from a non-rewritable storage medium, separate from the earlier storage medium with the multimedia content, by first determining if filtering information is present, then loading the information into local memory or reading directly from its storage medium? | 20 |
| 6 | As an alternative or in addition to the non-rewritable storage medium, can the media player request and download this filtering information from a remote server? | 20 |
| 7 | Can the media player request this filtering information (from either source) based on the title of the multimedia content? | 15 |
| 8 | Can the media player determine if sufficient space exists when loading the filtering information into local memory? | 10 |
Additional Notes
This is a Prior Art Search contest aimed at determining if a patent idea was known and publicly available before a patent was filed.
This contest will close on Sunday, May 25th, 2014 at 11:59 PM PST.
This contest is subject to modified submission rules:
- submissions that submit 3 or fewer references will receive the maximum score of their main references as their overall Patexia score
- submissions with 4 or more references will receive the average score of their main references as their overall Patexia score
Please review the Submission Rules and Style Guidelines as well as the Style Guidelines specific to this type of contest.
Please review the full list of known references available for download.
