Providing previews of seek locations in media content
US8849101B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8146
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Providing previews of seek locations in digital media is disclosed. While playback of the media content is progressing as normal a snapshot such as a thumbnail is displayed to show the user a representation of the media content that is associated with a seek location. The functionality of a transport key may be temporarily modified. The temporary modification allows the user to seek to a desired location very accurately and may result in fewer input keys being selected. Moreover, because the modification is temporary a great deal of flexibility is provided.
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