Patent ID: 7970256
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of automatically playing the contents of a tangible data storage medium in a medium player, the method comprising: providing a medium main menu for a predetermined time period after insertion of the tangible data storage medium into the player, prior to playing the content of the tangible data storage medium, the medium main menu inviting an interaction by presenting a choice between a fast play option and a standard play option during the predetermined time period; and proceeding to play the contents of the tangible data storage medium in an uninterrupted sequence, including a feature presentation, under the fast play option after the pre-determined timeout has lapsed without any interaction having been received; wherein the fast play option comprises an automatically pre-ordered viewing mode that does not require the user to interact with the medium player for viewing the contents of the tangible data storage medium in a predetermine order; and wherein the standard play option requires user interaction to play the contents of the tangible data storage medium.