Video player with assisted seek
US10545652B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04842
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for navigating video content comprising the steps of receiving a video content item; receiving a plurality of thumbnails from the video content item, each thumbnail associated with a time point in the video content item; playing the video content item starting at a first time point; receiving in the user interface a gesture having a magnitude and a direction, the magnitude associated with a speed of playing of the video content item, the direction associated with a direction of playing of the video content item, and the gesture received at a second time point in the video content item; displaying a first subset of the plurality of thumbnails; receiving a selection of a third time point in the video content item; and playing the video content item at the third time point.
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