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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2015
Applicant:

Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);

Inventor:

Danny J Minnick, Littleton, CO (US);

Assignee:

DISH Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04H 60/37 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/466 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04H 60/37 (2013.01); H04H 60/375 (2013.01);
Abstract

A first index to a media content item and a second index to the media content item are stored on a media device. Each first index specifies a location in the media content item at which user input was received to skip a portion of the media content item. Each second index specifies a location in the media content item at which user input was received to resume playback of the media content item. A skip start index for the media content item is identified based on the first indexes. A skip end index for the media content item is identified based on the second indexes. A request for playback of an instance of the media content item is received. The instance of the media content item can be played skipping a portion of the instance of the media content item between the skip start and skip end indexes.


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