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Method and apparatus for navigating a media program via a histogram of popular segments

US8806341B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HULU, LLC · US

Inventors

Eugene Wei · New York, US
Varun Narang · Pittsford, US
Zhibing Wang · 红钢城街道, CN
Yuming Liang · Beijing, CN
Xin Jin · Beijing, CN
Ting-hao Yang · Beijing, CN
Eric I. Feng · Menlo Park, US
Andrew Lin · Manhattan, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2009
Grant date	Aug 12, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/4826
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for navigating a media program is disclosed. Viewing data for segments of the media program are monitored and used to compile statistics that are presented to the user in a histogram, so that popular portions of the media program can be identified and navigated to. One embodiment includes a searchable transcript of the media program that is synchronized with the histogram.

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