US 2009/0154898 A1 · PROGRAM SEGMENTS DISPLAY BAR

Abstract

A program segments display bar is described. In embodiment(s), a program segments display bar has still images that can include scene images and advertisement images. The scene images can each correspond to a different segment of television media content, such as a movie or television program, and are displayed in the program segments display bar to indicate a sequence of the television media content. The advertisement images can each correspond to a different advertisement and can be displayed in the program segments display bar to indicate where the different advertisements are included with the television media content. The program segments display bar can also include a focus that can be positioned proximate a still image to indicate that the still image is selectable.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving a viewer-selectable command to initiate a navigation display action on television media content;
generating a program segments display bar of scene images that each correspond to a different segment of the television media content, the scene images being displayed in the program segments display bar to indicate a sequence of the television media content;
receiving a viewer selection of a scene image from the program segments display bar;
shifting to a beginning of the segment of the television media content that corresponds to the selected scene image;
and
rendering the television media content for display from the beginning of the segment of the television media content that corresponds to the selected scene image.

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A television client device, comprising:

a media content input configured to receive television media content for display;
a display bar application configured to:
generate a program segments display bar of scene images that each correspond to a different segment of the television media content, the scene images configured for display in the program segments display bar to indicate a sequence of the television media content;
generate the program segments display bar to include advertisement images that each correspond to a different advertisement, the advertisement images configured for display in the program segments display bar to indicate a sequence of the advertisements within the television media content;
initiate shifting to a beginning of a segment of the television media content that corresponds to a scene image selected by a viewer from the program segments display bar;
and
a device manager configured to initiate rendering the television media content for display from the beginning of the segment of the television media content that corresponds to the selected scene image.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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