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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2007
Matthew Mitchem, Decatur, GA (US);
Randy Zimler, Gainesville, GA (US);
Matthew Mitchem, Decatur, GA (US);
Randy Zimler, Gainesville, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for navigating during playback of media content on a content viewing device are provided. A method includes associating a descriptor with a time element. The time element references an instantiation of the descriptor in a content file. The method also includes applying a reference tag that identifies the descriptor to a location on the navigational search structure associated with the content file. The location is determined by the time element. The method further includes displaying the reference tag on the navigational search structure at the content viewing device while viewing the content file in playback mode.