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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
Todd Scot Yellin, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael Thomas Hastings, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas Purnell-fisher, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Greg Peters, San Francisco, CA (US);
Todd Scot Yellin, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael Thomas Hastings, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas Purnell-Fisher, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Greg Peters, San Francisco, CA (US);
Netflix, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described for presenting streaming media content to users in an engaging manner. A streaming media player may provide an interface that allows users to browse though a collection of available titles sorted into different categories (e.g., science fiction titles, television shows, westerns, etc.). The interface may be configured to automatically begin playback of one of the media titles at a designated insertion point, providing a user with a preview of the title. The insertion point itself may be selected as an interesting point in a given title, and therefore, likely to engage a user in that title.