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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2004
Kevin Shen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Daney, San Jose, CA (US);
Johannes Schmidt, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Stephen S. Francis, Saratoga, CA (US);
Kevin Shen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Daney, San Jose, CA (US);
Johannes Schmidt, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Stephen S. Francis, Saratoga, CA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided for identifying and recording program segments and sub-segments for later playback and use. In general, in one aspect, the invention features a method of recording a sub-segment of a broadcast program. The method includes receiving a user input of one or more user specified parameters, identifying a program sub-segment starting point within a program using data in a broadcast stream, and identifying a program sub-segment ending point within a program. The method also includes storing a program sub-segment and presenting the program sub-segment to a user.