Patent ID: 7889964
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for video frame-specific tagging of media streams with tag translation at a receiver, comprising: receiving a media stream at a receiver, the media stream comprising at least: a) a plurality of video frames; and b) a plurality of video frame-specific tags within the media stream, the video frame-specific tags including at least command and control information instructing said receiver to perform certain actions; storing said media stream on one or more storage devices at said receiver; detecting the video frame-specific tags within said media stream, each of the video frame-specific tags specific to a particular video frame of the media stream; processing the video frame-specific tags within the media stream; performing appropriate actions in response to the video frame-specific tags within the media stream, based at least on the command and control information instructing said receiver to perform the certain actions; and displaying program material in said stored media stream from said one or more storage devices to a viewer.