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Patent No.:

US 12346369 B1

Date of Patent:

Jul. 01, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 17, 2023

Methods and systems for providing searchable media content and for searching within media content

Applicant:

Dish Network L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);

Inventor:

Kevin Yao, Cheyenne, WY (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

KW Law, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jean M Corrielus

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/41 (2019.01); G06F 16/438 (2019.01); G06F 16/48 (2019.01); G06F 16/783 (2019.01); G06F 40/123 (2020.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 16/48 (2019.01); G06F 16/41 (2019.01); G06F 16/438 (2019.01); G06F 16/7844 (2019.01); G06F 40/123 (2020.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01);

Abstract

A method includes generating a text file related to media content. The media content comprises a first segment and a second segment. A first portion of the text file includes a first time of the first segment and represents audio in the first segment or video in the first segment. A second portion of the text file includes a second time of the second segment and represents audio in the second segment or video in the second segment. A search query is received at a playback device, and the playback device plays the media content starting at the second time in response to the search query matching the second portion of the text file.

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