Cisco Technology, Inc.

Nds Corporation

Aurélie Gauthier

Laurent Chauvier

Alex Ruelle

Bijal Shah

Mohamed Yahyaoui

Vincent Sattler

Stephen Hoiman Lee

A system and method for video trick mode playback is described, the system and method including a user actuated control operative to slide () a playback position along a video file, the user actuated control including a rewind actuation, a forward actuation () and a default neutral actuation, a player device including a plurality of video file readers (-) operative to play the video frames at nominal frame rate disposed along the video file, around the playback position, the distance between the video file readers varying according to the sliding speed of the playback position, a trick play engine to control the sliding speed and direction of the playback position, the sliding speed and direction being functions of a user actuation and a trick play engine velocity, the position at which each one of the plurality of video file readers is disposed along the video file is updated to catch-up with the playback position when the playback position is not sliding forward at nominal frame rate according to predetermined rules.

Video trick mode mechanism

A method and apparatus is described to display a customized video sequence during a channel change interval. The method includes displaying a first channel; receiving a channel change request from a user requesting a second channel for display; displaying a video sequence during the channel change interval; and displaying a second channel; characterized in that the displaying of the video sequence during the channel change interval further comprises displaying a black screen with no audio and no video for a short duration; playing out a first portion of a customized video sequence relevant to the second channel entirely; and playing out a second portion of the customized video sequence relevant to the second channel until the second channel is ready to be displayed.

Customized zapping

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Issy les Moulineaux, France

Aurélie Gauthier