Hulu, LLC

Varun Narang

Xin Jin

Zhibing Wang

Eric I Feng

Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei

Yuming Liang

Ting-Hao Yang

Andrew Cheng-min Lin

Andrew Cheng-Min Lin

Ting-hao Yang

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.

Method and apparatus for navigating a media program via a histogram of popular segments

A method and apparatus for navigating a media program via a searchable transcript of the dialog of the media program is disclosed. In one embodiment, a textural transcript of the dialog is generated, wherein the textural transcript comprising a plurality of portions wherein each portion is associated with a segment of the media program, a command is accepted to display the transcript and in response to that command, user interface data is transmitted to the client computer for presentation in a user interface, wherein the user interface comprising a concurrently presented media program player and the textural transcript.

Navigating a video, a transcript of a dialog, and a histogram

User interface including concurrent display of video program, histogram, and transcript

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