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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2009
Eugene Chuan-huai Wei, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Varun Narang, Pittsford, NY (US);
Zhibing Wang, Beijing, CN;
Yuming Liang, Beijing, CN;
Xin Jin, Beijing, CN;
Ting-hao Yang, Beijing, CN;
Eric Feng, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Varun Narang, Pittsford, NY (US);
Zhibing Wang, Beijing, CN;
Yuming Liang, Beijing, CN;
Xin Jin, Beijing, CN;
Ting-Hao Yang, Beijing, CN;
Eric Feng, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Andrew Cheng-Min Lin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Hulu, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for navigating a media program is disclosed. Viewing data for segments of the media program are monitored and used to compile statistics that are presented to the user in a histogram, so that popular portions of the media program can be identified and navigated to. One embodiment includes a searchable transcript of the media program that is synchronized with the histogram.