Method and storage device for expanding and contracting continuous play media seamlessly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9247226
APP PUB NO 20130209060A1
SERIAL NO

13609157

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One aspect of the invention is playing a stored content providing a plurality of segments which collectively contains the stored content, each segment has using first terminus and a second terminus with the content having a temporal flow from the first terminus to the second terminus. At least one segment is associated with a plurality of links to other segments. The system plays at least one segment with the temporal flow, determining whether a content expansion is desired prior to reaching the second terminus. If the content expansion is desired, then linking to and expansion segment and playing the expansion segment. If the content expansion is not desired, then linking to a continuing segment and playing the continuing segment. An additional link form the expansion segment to the continuing segment such that the continuing segment is played after the expansion segment has been played.

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MONKEYMEDIA INC809 JEWELL STREET AUSTIN TX 78704

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gould, Eric Justin Austin, US 33 913
Strickland, Rachel M San Francisco, US 30 700

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