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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Andrew E. Fano, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Kelly L. Dempski, Evanston, IL (US);
Christopher Kim Chung, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew E. Fano, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Kelly L. Dempski, Evanston, IL (US);
Christopher Kim Chung, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Accenture Global Services Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); G11B 27/28 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 27/28 (2013.01); G11B 27/107 (2013.01); G11B 2220/20 (2013.01); G11B 27/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
The time required to review or playback multi-media program material can be controlled to reduce the time required to review a program. Segments of the program are indexed to mark their beginning and/or end. By detecting segments in the program material, segments can be selectively played back that are of interest to a viewer with other segments being skipped over.