Patent ID: 6789106
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for capturing and storing audio/visual objects for later retrieval in response to a request from a user of an interactive multimedia system, comprising:an interactive control element of the interactive multimedia system receiving a plurality of audio/visual objects for play from a content provider; storing each audio/visual object of a plurality of audio/visual objects in a temporary storage element of the interactive multimedia system as played by the interactive control element; in response to the user of the interactive multimedia system activating a selection mechanism of the interactive multimedia system, determining whether the interactive control element has completed storing an audio/visual object of the plurality of audio/visual objects selected by the selection mechanism to the temporary storage element; if the interactive control element has completed storing the selected audio/visual object to the temporary storage element, transferring the selected audio/visual object from the temporary storage element to a long-term storage element; if the interactive control element has not completed storing the selected audio/visual object to the temporary storage element, further comprising: determining whether the interactive control element is causing the selected audio/visual object to be currently played; if the selected audio/visual object is not being currently played, further comprising: the interactive control element retrieving the selected audio/visual object from the content provider; and the interactive control element storing the selected audio/visual object in the long-term storage element; if the selected audio/visual object is being currently played, further comprising: the interactive control element continuing to store the selected audio/visual object within the temporary storage element until the selected audio/visual object is stored in its entirety; and transferring the audio/visual object from the temporary storage element to the long-term storage element.