Digital Media Player Behavioral Parameter Modification

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention is a method for playing a portion of a media work which includes steps of: (a) playing the media work; (b) receiving input from a user; (c) analyzing parameters to determine the portion of the media work to play; (d) altering at least a part of the portion; and (e) playing the portion.

1 . A method, performed by a computer processor executing computer program instructions tangibly stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the method comprising:
 (A) before (E)-(H), retrieving, from a behavioral parameter memory, program code associated with each of a plurality of states of a controller;   (B) before (E)-(H), displaying, to a user, the program code associated with each of the plurality of states of the controller;   (C) before (E)-(H), receiving, from the user, first input representing modifications to a plurality of media player behavioral parameters;   (D) before (E)-(H), at a parameter modification mechanism, modifying, in response to the input from the user, the program code to reflect the modifications to the plurality of media player behavioral parameters;   (E) receiving, at the controller, a first trigger message from a trigger mechanism in response to second input from the user;   (F) in response to receiving the first trigger message:
 (F) (1) installing a first subset of the program code associated with a first one of the plurality of states; 
 (F) (2) transitioning the controller into the first one of the plurality of states; 
 (F) (3) executing, by the controller, the first subset of the program code while the controller is in the first one of the plurality of states; 
   (G) receiving, at the controller, a second trigger message from the trigger mechanism in response to third input from the user;   (H) in response to receiving the second trigger message:
 (H)(1) installing a second subset of the program code associated with a second one of the plurality of states; 
 (H)(2) transitioning the controller into the second one of the plurality of states; and 
 (H) (3) executing, by the controller, the second subset of the program code while the controller is in the second one of the plurality of states.