Streamlined viewing of recorded programs based on markers

A receiving system for processing content in a program, comprising:

• a communication input system configured to receive a program and one or more marker files, the program having a total duration based on the program being presented on a user interface in an entirety of the program, and the one or more marker files including a plurality of marker sets for the program, each marker set including a respective plurality of markers indicating locations of contents-of-interest in the program, wherein the contents-of-interest include images from the program that take place during a predetermined time period as a clock in the program is winding down to zero;
• a data storage system configured to store the program as the program is received via the communication input system and to store the one or more marker files;
• one or more user controls configured to receive a selection of one of the plurality of marker sets for the program and requests to present the contents-of-interest indicated by the respective plurality of markers in the selected marker set;
• one or more processors configured to determine the locations of the contents-of-interest in the program from the respective plurality of markers in the selected marker set;
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• a presentation output interface configured to present the contents-of-interest on the user interface according to the respective plurality of markers in the selected marker set,
• wherein the presentation of the contents-of-interest skips some content in the program, and the contents-of-interest are presented over a shortened duration that is less that the total duration of the program as presented in the entirety of the program.

A system for processing content in a program, comprising:

• one or more content sources providing a program and one or more marker files, the program having a total duration based on the program being presented on a user interface in an entirety of the program, and the one or more marker files including a plurality of marker sets for the program, each marker set including a respective plurality of markers indicating locations of contents-of-interest in the program;
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• a receiving system configured to receive the program and the one or more marker files from the one or more content sources, the receiving system including a data storage system and one or more processors, the data storage system being configured to store the program and the one or more marker files in the data storage system, the one or more processors being configured to determine a selection of one of the plurality of marker sets and determine the locations of the contents-of-interest in the program from the respective plurality of markers in the selected marker set,
• wherein the receiving system presents, on the user interface, the contents-of-interest on a user interface according to the respective plurality of markers in the selected marker set, the presentation of the contents-of-interest skipping some content in the program, and the contents-of-interest being presented over a shortened duration that is less that the total duration of the program as presented in the entirety of the program, and
• wherein the receiving system provides, on the user interface, a set marker control to add a marker to the selected marker set, wherein the marker specifies a point at a predetermined time period in the program before activation of the set marker control.