US 11,838,593 B2
Multi-mode selectable media playback
Matthew Krone, Weehawken, NJ (US); Matthew Jankowski, Canonsburg, PA (US); Rishi Bandopadhay, Brooklyn, NY (US); David Kesler, New York, NY (US); Jared Wolinsky, New York, NY (US); Kevin Fuhrman, New York, NY (US); and Stephen Horbelt, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed by Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/999,654.
Prior Publication US 2022/0060795 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/8352 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/47217 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/8106 (2013.01); H04N 21/8352 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a computing platform including a hardware processor and a system memory;
a software code stored in the system memory;
the hardware processor configured to execute the software code to:
receive, from a user device of a user, a content selection input identifying an audio-video (AV) content selected by the user;
determine a user preferred playback mode for a core video component of the AV content, wherein determining uses at least one of (x) a media consumption profile of the user, (y) a playback mode selection input received from the user device, or (z) a playback mode supported by the user device;
obtain a media package containing a plurality of versions of the core video component of the AV content and a metadata identifying a default playback mode for the core video component, wherein at least one of the plurality of versions of the core video component has a unique video characteristic; and
stream the AV content to the user device using:
the user preferred playback mode, when the plurality of versions of the core video component include a version of the core video component corresponding to the user preferred playback mode, or
the default playback mode, when the plurality of versions of the core video component do not include the version of the core video component corresponding to the user preferred playback mode.