Systems and methods for providing a progress bar for updating viewing status of previously viewed content

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 access second content 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 accessed, monitoring metadata associated with the first content for a plurality of events that are associated with respective timestamps that follow the first progression point;
• in response to detecting an event of the plurality of events in the first content, storing information identifying the event in a list of segments of the first content that follow the first progression point;
• generating with control circuitry for display on the user equipment, a simultaneous display of the second content and a progress bar indicating the list of segments of the first content that follow the first progression point;
• 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;
• and
• 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 access second content 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 accessed, monitor metadata associated with the first content for a plurality of events that are associated with respective timestamps that follow the first progression point;
• in response to detecting an event of the plurality of events in the first content, store information identifying the event in a list of segments of the first content that follow the first progression point;
• generate with control circuitry for display on the user equipment, a simultaneous display of the second content and a progress bar indicating the list of segments of the first content that follow the first progression point;
• 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;
• and
• perform an action related to the selected first segment of the first content based on the retrieved timestamps.