Methods and apparatus for determining a normalized time for use in resuming content playback
US9386352B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/637
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus relating to determining and using a normalized in progress program indicator that can be used for resuming content playback are described. In some embodiments the normalized in progress program indicator, also referred to as a normalized in progress program time, indicates a portion, e.g., fraction, of a program which has been viewed. The normalized in progress time is generated by determining an in progress program point after excluding the time of advertisements that may have been included in a content stream with the program. A user may begin watching a program on one device and resume playback of a different version of the same program on another playback device with the normalization process allowing for the playback starting point to be easily determined whether the same or a different version, with a different duration, of the program is played back.
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