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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Victor S. Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Pradip K. Fatehpuria, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Victor S. Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Pradip K. Fatehpuria, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/80 (2006.01); H04N 5/783 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device plays back programming content in a trick mode while an advertising segment record is monitored. When an advertising segment beginning identified by the advertising segment record is encountered, playback of the programming content temporarily ceases. One or more advertisements are played back during the advertising segment, and then playback of the programming content in the trick mode resumes after an ending of the advertising segment is encountered.