Systems and methods for providing a multi-perspective video display

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a multi-perspective video display are presented. In an example embodiment, a media content item including visual content and at least a portion of audio content associated with the visual content is received. The associated audio content includes audio content in a first spoken language and audio content in a second spoken language. The visual content is provided with the audio content in the first spoken language for presentation on a display device. Responsive to a first command from a media application, the visual content is provided along with the audio content in the second spoken language for presentation. Responsive to a second command, after the first command, from the media application to play at least a portion of the visual content, the portion of the visual content is provided along with a corresponding portion of the audio content in the second spoken language for presentation.

1 . A computerized method comprising:
 receiving a media content item including visual content and at least a portion of audio content associated with the visual content, the associated audio content including audio content in a first spoken language and audio content in a second spoken language different from the first spoken language;   providing the visual content with the audio content in the first spoken language for presentation on a display device;   responsive to a first command from a media application configured to allow a user to select the audio content in the second spoken language, providing the visual content along with the audio content in the second spoken language for presentation on the display device, the media application executing on at least one hardware processor of a computer system; and   responsive to a second command, after the first command, from the media application to play at least a portion of the visual content, providing the portion of the visual content along with a corresponding portion of the audio content in the second spoken language for presentation on the display device during the play.   
     
     
         2 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , the play of the at least a portion of the visual content comprising playing at least a portion of the visual content previously presented. 
     
     
         3 . The computerized method of  claim 2 , the receiving of the media content item comprising receiving the visual content, the audio content in the first spoken language, and the audio content in the second spoken language. 
     
     
         4 . The computerized method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 storing the received visual content, the received audio content in the first spoken language, and the received audio content in the second spoken language in a data store of the computer system.   
     
     
         5 . The computerized method of  claim 4 , the storing of the received visual content, the received audio content in the first spoken language, and the received audio content in the second spoken language in the data store of the computer system occurring concurrently as the visual content, the audio content in the first spoken language, and the audio content in the second spoken language are being received. 
     
     
         6 . The computerized method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 further responsive to the second command, accessing the data store to retrieve the portion of the visual content previously presented and the corresponding portion of the audio content in the second spoken language.   
     
     
         7 . The computerized method of  claim 6 , the accessing of the data store to retrieve the portion of the visual content previously presented and the corresponding portion of the audio content in the second spoken language occurring during the play. 
     
     
         8 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , the receiving of the media content item comprising receiving the media content item from a content provider system via a communication network. 
     
     
         9 . The computerized method of  claim 8 , the receiving of the media content item comprising receiving from the content provider system via the communication network, the visual content, the audio content in the first spoken language, and the audio content in the second spoken language. 
     
     
         10 . The computerized method of  claim 9 , the visual content, the audio content in the first spoken language, and the audio content in the second spoken language being received concurrently. 
     
     
         11 . The computerized method of  claim 10 , the received audio content in the first spoken language comprising a first plurality of data packets, and the received audio content in the second spoken language comprising a second plurality of data packets, the first plurality of data packets and the second plurality of data packets being multiplexed in a transport stream from the content provider system. 
     
     
         12 . The computerized method of  claim 11 , the providing of the visual content with the audio content in the first spoken language comprising identifying the first plurality of data packets based on metadata associated with each of the first plurality of data packets, and the providing of the visual content with the audio content in the second spoken language comprising identifying the second plurality of data packets based on metadata associated with each of the second plurality of data packets. 
     
     
         13 . The computerized method of  claim 11 , the first plurality of data packets comprising a first elementary stream of the transport stream for the audio content in the first spoken language, and the second plurality of data packets comprising a second elementary stream of the transport stream for the audio content in the second spoken language. 
     
     
         14 . The computerized method of  claim 8 , the content provider system comprising a satellite broadcast system. 
     
     
         15 . The computerized method of  claim 8 , the content provider system comprising a cable broadcast system. 
     
     
         16 . The computerized method of  claim 8 , the content provider system comprising a terrestrial broadcast system. 
     
     
         17 . The computerized method of  claim 8 , the content provider system comprising an Internet communication system. 
     
     
         18 . The computerized method of  claim 8 , the content provider system comprising a cellular communication system. 
     
     
         19 . The computerized method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the content provider system via the communication network, the media application; and   executing in response to receiving the media application, the media application.   
     
     
         20 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , the second command from the media application to play at least a portion of the visual content comprising a third command to rewind the visual content while providing at least some of the visual content for presentation on the display device. 
     
     
         21 . The computerized method of  claim 3 , the received media content item further including control information identifying the audio content in the first spoken language and the audio content in the second spoken language as alternative audio content perspectives corresponding to the visual content. 
     
     
         22 . The computerized method of  claim 21 , the control information including a first textual identifier for the first spoken language and a second textual identifier for the second spoken language, the first textual identifier and the second textual identifier to be employed by the media application for presentation on the display device. 
     
     
         23 . The computerized method of  claim 21 , the control information associating the media application with the audio content in the first spoken language and the audio content in the second spoken language. 
     
     
         24 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , the computer system being operated by the user. 
     
     
         25 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , the computer system being communicatively coupled with the display device. 
     
     
         26 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , the computer system comprising a television set-top box, and the display device comprising a television. 
     
     
         27 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , the computer system comprising the display device. 
     
     
         28 . The computerized method of  claim 27 , the display device comprising a television. 
     
     
         29 . A media content system comprising:
 one or more hardware processors; and   a memory storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more hardware processors, cause the media content system to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a media content item including visual content and at least a portion of audio content associated with the visual content, the associated audio content including audio content in a first spoken language and audio content in a second spoken language different from the first spoken language; 
 providing the visual content with the audio content in the first spoken language for presentation on a display device; 
 responsive to a first command from a media application configured to allow a user to select the audio content in the second spoken language, providing the visual content along with the audio content in the second spoken language for presentation on the display device, the media application being executed by at least one of the one or more hardware processors; and 
 responsive to a second command, after the first command, from the media application to play at least a portion of the visual content, providing the portion of the visual content along with a corresponding portion of the audio content in the second spoken language for presentation on the display device during the play. 
   
     
     
         30 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more hardware processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a media content item including visual content and at least a portion of audio content associated with the visual content, the associated audio content including audio content in a first spoken language and audio content in a second spoken language different from the first spoken language;   providing the visual content with the audio content in the first spoken language for presentation on a display device;   responsive to a first command from a media application configured to allow a user to select the audio content in the second spoken language, providing the visual content along with the audio content in the second spoken language for presentation on the display device, the media application executing on at least one of the one or more hardware processors; and   responsive to a second command, after the first command, from the media application to play at least a portion of the visual content, providing the portion of the visual content along with a corresponding portion of the audio content in the second spoken language for presentation on the display device during the play.