Efficient video player navigation

A method comprising:

• displaying a video on a display area of a video user interface;
• detecting a first user interaction with the displayed video;
• based at least in part on the detecting the first user interaction with the displayed video, displaying a first navigation bar on the video user interface for navigating the video, wherein the first navigation bar is configured to cover a first temporal extent of the video and allow navigation from a first predetermined point in a timeline of the video to a second predetermined point;
• detecting a second user interaction with the displayed first navigation bar;
• based at least in part on the detecting the second user interaction with the first navigation bar:
• determining a first plurality of attributes of a first frame of a scene associated with the second user interaction;
• determining a second plurality of attributes of a second frame subsequent to the first frame;
• determining that the first plurality of attributes and the second plurality of attributes are similar;
• displaying a second navigation bar in a first format on the video user interface, wherein the second navigation bar is configured to cover a second temporal extent of the video and allow navigation from a third point in the timeline depicting the first frame to a fourth point in the timeline depicting the second frame, wherein the second temporal extent of the video is within the first temporal extent of the video.

A system comprising:

• communications circuitry to access a video;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• display a video on a display area of a video user interface;
• detect a first user interaction with the displayed video;
• based at least in part on the detecting the first user interaction with the displayed video, display a first navigation bar on the video user interface for navigating the video, wherein the first navigation bar is configured to cover a first temporal extent of the video and allow navigation from a first predetermined point in a timeline of the video to a second predetermined point;
• detect a second user interaction with the displayed first navigation bar;
• and
• based at least in part on the detecting the second user interaction with the first navigation bar:
• determine a first plurality of attributes of a first frame of a scene associated with the second user interaction;
• determine a second plurality of attributes of a second frame subsequent to the first frame;
• determine that the first plurality of attributes and the second plurality of attributes are similar;
• display a second navigation bar in a first format on the video user interface, wherein the second navigation bar is configured to cover a second temporal extent of the video and allow navigation from a third point in the timeline depicting the first frame to a fourth point in the timeline depicting the second frame, wherein the second temporal extent of the video is within the first temporal extent of the video.