Invention Grant
US08806341B2 Method and apparatus for navigating a media program via a histogram of popular segments
有权
用于通过流行段的直方图导航媒体节目的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for navigating a media program via a histogram of popular segments
- Patent Title (中): 用于通过流行段的直方图导航媒体节目的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12635609Application Date: 2009-12-10
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Publication No.: US08806341B2Publication Date: 2014-08-12
- Inventor: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei , Varun Narang , Zhibing Wang , Yuming Liang , Xin Jin , Ting-Hao Yang , Eric Feng , Andrew Cheng-Min Lin
- Applicant: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei , Varun Narang , Zhibing Wang , Yuming Liang , Xin Jin , Ting-Hao Yang , Eric Feng , Andrew Cheng-Min Lin
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Assignee: Hulu, LLC
- Current Assignee: Hulu, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Agency: Fountainhead Law Group P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110145726A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATING A MEDIA PROGRAM VIA A HISTOGRAM OF POPULAR SEGMENTS Public/Granted day:2011-06-16
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