Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment provides clarifying supplemental information to a user who has become confused about a currently presenting media content event.
Abstract:
Program recording systems and methods are operable to adjust recording times of a program of interest in response to an occurrence of an interrupting program that alters the scheduled recording times of the program of interest. An exemplary embodiment receives an unscheduled program flag (UPF) corresponding to an occurrence of an unscheduled program; adjusts at least one of a scheduled recording start time associated with the program of interest to an updated record start time and a scheduled recording end time associated with the program of interest to an updated record end time in response to receiving the UPF; and records the program of interest based upon at least one of the updated record start time and the updated record end time.
Abstract:
Systems and methods that graphically present a virtual environment are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment receives a request from an electronic device an owner or a guest to present the owner's virtual environment that includes a virtual bookshelf case with a personal virtual digital video disc (DVD) collection of the owner that includes a plurality of virtual DVDs located on a virtual bookshelf case; communicate data corresponding to the owner's virtual environment that includes first data used to render an image of the virtual bookshelf case of the owner, second data used to render images of the plurality of individual virtual DVDs that are included in the owner's personal virtual DVD collection, and third data corresponding to a virtual object; and present a graphical representation of the virtual bookshelf case, the plurality of virtual DVDs on at least one shelf of the virtual bookshelf case, and the virtual object.
Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment provides clarifying supplemental information to a user who has become confused about a currently presenting media content event.
Abstract:
Three-dimensional (3D) object manufacturing systems and methods are operable to manufacture printed 3D objects corresponding to user-selected physical objects of interest shown in a media content event that have been viewed by a user, wherein at least one 3D printer that is accessible by the user of the media device is operable to manufacture the printed 3D object corresponding to the viewed physical object of interest.
Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment provides clarifying supplemental information to a user who has become confused about a currently presenting media content event.
Abstract:
Media content recommendation systems and methods are operable to recommend one or more media content events to a user based on identified changes in the user's emotional state during a life event that is experienced by the user.
Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment provides clarifying supplemental information to a user who has become confused about a currently presenting media content event.
Abstract:
Systems and methods of graphically presented virtual DVDs are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment receives a request from an electronic device of one of an owner or a guest. In response, data corresponding to the owner's personal virtual DVD collection is communicated to the electronic device, wherein the communicated data is used to present a first image corresponding to a graphical representation of a virtual bookshelf case to the owner and to present a plurality of second images each corresponding to a graphical representation of one of a plurality of virtual DVDs in the owner's personal virtual DVD collection.
Abstract:
Program recording systems and methods are operable to adjust recording times of a program of interest in response to an occurrence of an interrupting program that alters the scheduled recording times of the program of interest. An exemplary embodiment receives an unscheduled program flag (UPF) corresponding to an occurrence of an unscheduled program; adjusts at least one of a scheduled recording start time associated with the program of interest to an updated record start time and a scheduled recording end time associated with the program of interest to an updated record end time in response to receiving the UPF; and records the program of interest based upon at least one of the updated record start time and the updated record end time.