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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Applicant:
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Arpi Mardirossian, Pasadena, CA (US);
Don E. Cansino, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/4333 (2013.01); H04N 21/8453 (2013.01); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, system, computer program product, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to bookmark a frame of media content. A media content user interface component that controls playback of the media content in a media player is activated. The component includes a circular progress bar. A frame within the media content is identified and bookmarked. A bookmark is displayed on the circular progress bar and reflects the location of the bookmarked frame. The bookmark is selected to begin play from the bookmarked frame.