Systems and methods for providing a progress bar for updating viewing status of previously viewed content
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsAngel Merced, Krista Ramirez, Todd Dietz
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for providing information about events occurring in media content that was previously accessed. A display of a progress bar including segments for the events in the previously accessed content is provided in the screen view of current media being accessed. The progress bar segments may be selected to access the content. Upon conclusion of the content, an image and text about the content may be supplied to the viewer to post on social media about the content.
Claims20
A method for identifying segments of previously accessed content, the method comprising:
- accessing with control circuitry, first content with user equipment;
- instructing the user equipment to present second content for display instead of the first content, wherein the second content is accessed at a first progression point in the first content;
- while the second content is being presented, monitoring metadata associated with the first content for a plurality of events that are associated with respective timestamps within the first content that follow the first progression point in the first content;
- in response to detecting an event of the plurality of events in the first content, storing information identifying the event in a navigable, ordered list of segments of the first content that follow the first progression point in the first content;
- generating with control circuitry for display on the user equipment, a simultaneous display of the second content and a navigable progress bar indicating the navigable, ordered list of segments of the first content that follow the first progression point in the first content without displaying the first content;
- receiving at the control circuitry, a user selection of a first of the segments in the list of the first content;
- retrieving timestamps of the first segment that represent a start time and an end time of the first event in the first content;
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- performing an action related to the selected first segment of the first content based on the retrieved timestamps.
A system for identifying segments of previously accessed content, the system comprising:
- input/output (I/O) interface circuitry configured to receive a user input;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- access with control circuitry, first content with user equipment;
- instruct the user equipment to present second content for display instead of the first content, wherein the second content is accessed at a first progression point in the first content;
- while the second content is being presented, monitor metadata associated with the first content for a plurality of events that are associated with respective timestamps within the first content that follow the first progression point in the first content;
- in response to detecting an event of the plurality of events in the first content, store information identifying the event in a navigable, ordered list of segments of the first content that follow the first progression point in the first content;
- generate with control circuitry for display on the user equipment, a simultaneous display of the second content and a navigable progress bar indicating the navigable, ordered list of segments of the first content that follow the first progression point in the first content without displaying the first content;
- receive at the control circuitry, a user selection of a first of the segments in the list of the first content;
- retrieve timestamps of the first segment that represent a start time and an end time of the first event in the first content;
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- perform an action related to the selected first segment of the first content based on the retrieved timestamps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.