Filler detection during trickplay

An apparatus comprising:

• an interface that receives a content as a content stream including a filler region;
• and
• one or more modules that:
• identifies and designates consecutive I-frames of the content as filler frames for the filler region during recording of the content, wherein the consecutive I-frames are designated as filler frames within a modified index file field;
• initiates a trickplay of the content, wherein trickplay of the content comprises a processing and outputting of I-frames associated with the content to a display;
• detects a beginning of the filler region based upon an identification of consecutive I-frames within the content stream, wherein the beginning of the filler region is detected by identifying a filler frame of the filler frames, wherein the filler frame comprises an I-frame that is immediately followed by another I-frame;
• and
• in response to detecting the beginning of the filler region during the trickplay of the content, modifies the processing of I-frames during trickplay of the filler region by changing frame count value to change speed for the trickplay of frames designated as filler frames and selecting only I-frames that are not designated as the filler frames for processing, wherein the I-frames are processed differently during trickplay of the filler region than a processing of I-frames during trickplay of one or more other portions of the content, and wherein the frame count value for trickplay of filler frames of the filler region is different from frame count value for trickplay of I-frames that are not designated as filler frames in other portions of the content.

One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:

• receiving a content as a content stream including a filler region;
• identifying and designating consecutive I-frames of the content as filler frames for the filler region during recording of the content, wherein the consecutive I-frames are designated as filler frames within a modified index file field;
• initiating a trickplay of the content, the trickplay of the content comprising a processing and outputting of I-frames associated with the content to a display;
• detecting a beginning of the filler region based upon an identification of consecutive I-frames within the content stream, wherein the beginning of the filler region is detected by identifying a filler frame of the filler frames, wherein the filler frame comprises an I-frame that is immediately followed by another I-frame;
• and
• in response to detecting the beginning of the filler region during the trickplay of the content, modifying the processing of I-frames during trickplay of the filler region by changing frame count value to change speed for the trickplay of frames designated as filler frames and selecting only I-frames that are not designated as the filler frames for processing, wherein the I-frames are processed differently during trickplay of the filler region than a processing of I-frames during trickplay of one or more other portions of the content, and wherein the frame count value for trickplay of filler frames of the filler region is different from frame count value for trickplay of I-frames that are not designated as filler frames in other portions of the content.