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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2002
Steven M. Drucker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Asta L. Glatzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven Douglas DE Mar, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven M. Drucker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Asta L. Glatzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven Douglas De Mar, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method facilitating media browsing is provided. The invention includes a media delivery system adapted to provide media and thumbnail image(s) to a media display component. The invention further provides for a media delivery system to include a media analyzer, a thumbnail generator and a media player. The media analyzer can analyze content of media that the thumbnail generator can utilize in generating thumbnail image(s).