Patent ID: 8671077
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing updating content to be played back in cooperation with a portable processor readable medium, the method comprising: receiving, at a playback device from over a network and from a remote source, updated content to be accessed in association with a processor readable portable storage medium being locally accessed by the playback device; receiving, over the network from the remote source, in association with the received updated content a designation that the updated content is to be associated with a first placeholder title as defined in an index table being implemented in association with playback in cooperation with the portable storage medium where the index table is local to and accessed by the playback device and dictates playback of content in association with the playback device accessing the portable storage medium, and where the first placeholder title is one title of a series of a plurality of titles defined in the index table with a first plurality of the plurality of titles corresponding to content recorded on the portable storage medium and the first placeholder title corresponding to a null object on the portable storage medium; storing the updated content, on a separate processor readable storage medium that is different than the portable storage medium and local to the playback device, such that the updated content is associated with the first placeholder title and accessible in association with the first placeholder title while implementing playback as dictated by the index table; detecting local access to the portable storage medium; accessing the index table associated with the portable storage medium; detecting, in accordance with the index table, an instruction to implement the update of the portable storage medium, wherein the update content further comprises an updated binding unit manifest file.