The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2010
Vijay K. Bhagavath, Lincroft, NJ (US);
Robert Edward Markowitz, Glen Rock, NJ (US);
Joseph Thomas O'neil, Staten Island, NY (US);
Vijay K. Bhagavath, Lincroft, NJ (US);
Robert Edward Markowitz, Glen Rock, NJ (US);
Joseph Thomas O'Neil, Staten Island, NY (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A network-based device allows customers to receive television programming and to view summaries of the programming. A method of providing the summaries comprises: dividing a received program into program segments each identified by index marks, summarizing each program segment into summary segments identified by similar index marks, generating metadata files for delimiting a beginning and an end of summary segments and program segments, storing the summary segments and accessing the summary segments to supply the summary segments in lieu of program segments upon demand.