STREAMLINED VIEWING OF RECORDED PROGRAMS BASED ON MARKERS

摘要

A receiving system includes a communication input system to receive a program and a marker file. The program has a total duration when the program is presented in its entirety. The marker file includes a plurality of markers indicating locations of contents-of-interest in the program. The system includes a data storage system to store the program and the marker file. The system includes a user control to receive requests to present the contents-of-interest indicated by the plurality of markers. The system includes one or more processors to determine the locations of the contents-of-interest in the program from the plurality of markers. The system includes a presentation output interface to present the contents-of-interest on a user interface. The presentation of the contents-of-interest skips some content in the program. The contents-of-interest are presented over a shortened duration that is less that the total duration of the program when presented in its entirety.

主权项

1. A method for processing content in a program, comprising:
receiving, via a communication input system, a program, the program having a total duration based on the program being presented on a user interface in an entirety of the program; storing the program on a data storage system as the program is received via the communication input system; receiving, via the communication input system, one or more marker files including a plurality of marker sets for the program, each marker set including a respective plurality of markers indicating respective locations of contents-of-interest in the program, wherein the contents-of-interest include a first action of a first actor displayed in video images in the program and a second action of a second actor displayed in video images in the program, wherein the second action is a response to the first action; storing the one or more marker files on the data storage system; receiving, via one or more user controls, a selection of one of the plurality of marker sets for the program; receiving, via the one or more user controls, requests to present the contents-of-interest indicated by the respective plurality of markers in the selection; and in response to the requests to present the contents-of-interest:
determining, with one or more processors, the locations of the contents-of-interest in the program from the respective plurality of markers in the selected marker set; andpresenting, via a presentation output interface, the contents-of-interest on the user interface according to the respective plurality of markers in the selected marker set, wherein presenting the contents-of-interest skips some content in the program, and the contents-of-interest are presented over a shortened duration that is less that the total duration of the program as presented in the entirety of the program.