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US 8,302,124 B2Granted
High-speed programs review
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsTerry Qing Guo, Haoyun Wu
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Abstract
High-speed programs review is described. In embodiment(s), a television client device can initiate a high-speed review of a group of programs that have been recorded together. A content distributor may record a group of television programs that have been previously broadcast for a particular television channel, and then maintain the programs for on-demand viewing when selected by a viewer. The client device can receive program information from the content distributor, and the program information can identify each of the progress when reviewing the group of programs at high-speed. The program information that corresponds to a program can then be rendered for display when the program becomes selectable for on-demand viewing while reviewing the programs at high-speed.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method at a client device, the method comprising:
- initiating a high-speed review of one or more programs in a group of programs that have been recorded together at a content distributor that maintains the programs for on-demand viewing, the high-speed review initiated by a playback application executed by a processor of the client device, the high-speed review of a program in the group of programs comprising a review of the program at a rate faster than twice (2×) a program playback speed;
- receiving program information images by which to identify each of the programs when the group of programs are displayed for review at high-speed;
- displaying a program information image that corresponds to the program in the group of programs;
- displaying a status indicator to indicate a review position in relation to the program that corresponds to the program information image;
- displaying an additional program information image that corresponds to at least one of a next program or a previous program when the group of programs is displayed for review at the high-speed;
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- displaying a transition from the program information image to the additional program information image, wherein the transition between the program information images displays as an appearance of a progression through and between the programs, and wherein the status indicator is further configured to transition over and between the program information image and the additional program information image.
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A television client device, comprising:
- a media content input configured to receive program information images by which to identify programs when one or more programs in a group of programs is displayed for review at high-speed, the high-speed review of a program in the group of programs comprising a review of the program at a rate faster than twice (2×) a program playback speed;
- a playback application configured to request a high-speed review of the group of programs from a content distributor, the group of programs recorded together at the content distributor and maintained for on-demand selection, wherein the playback application is further configured to initiate a display of:
- a program information image that corresponds to the program;
- a status indicator to indicate a review position in relation to the program that corresponds to the program information image, the review position in relation to the program comprising a position of advancement of review in the program;
- an additional program information image that corresponds to at least one of a next program or a previous program when the group of programs is displayed for review at the high-speed;
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- a transition from the program information image to the additional program information image, wherein the transition between the program information images displays as an appearance of a progression through and between the programs, and wherein the status indicator is configured to transition over and between the program information images.
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A content distributor, comprising:
- storage media configured to maintain television media content as a group of programs that have been recorded together for distribution as on-demand programs;
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- an asset manager configured to:
- receive a request from a client device for a high-speed review of one or more programs in the group of programs, the high-speed review of a program in the group of programs comprising a review of the program at a rate faster than twice (2×) a program playback speed;
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- communicate program information images that correspond to the programs in the group of programs for display at the client device, wherein a program information image that corresponds to the program is displayed and an additional program information image that corresponds to at least one of a next program or a previous program is displayed when the group of programs is displayed for review at the high-speed at the client device, wherein a transition between the program information images is displayed as an appearance of a progression through and between the programs, wherein a status indicator is displayed to indicate a review position advancement in the program, and wherein the status indicator is configured to transition over and between the program information images.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.