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Patent No.:

US 8989564 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2012

Multimedia visual progress indication system

Applicants:

Robert Vallone, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Howard Look, Mountain View, CA (US);

Ain Mckendrick, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert Vallone, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Howard Look, Mountain View, CA (US);

Ain McKendrick, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

TiVo Inc., Alviso, CA (US);

Attorney:

Wong & Rees LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert Chevalier

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/783 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G11B 19/02 (2006.01); G11B 27/00 (2006.01); G11B 27/034 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 9/804 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); H04N 9/806 (2006.01); H04N 9/82 (2006.01); H04N 9/87 (2006.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G11B 19/025 (2013.01); G11B 27/005 (2013.01); G11B 27/034 (2013.01); G11B 27/105 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04N 5/44513 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01); H04N 21/4104 (2013.01); H04N 21/488 (2013.01); G11B 2220/20 (2013.01); G11B 2220/455 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/783 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01); H04N 9/7921 (2013.01); H04N 9/8063 (2013.01); H04N 9/8205 (2013.01); H04N 9/8715 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01);
Abstract

A position indicator is displayed in a vicinity of a visual indicator to a user the visual indicator visually indicates an available amount of program material through which the user is able to navigate and play back. The position indicator visually indicates a current playback position within the available amount of program material. In response to receiving a single user command, the position indicator is placed in a new current playback position over the visual indicator. The new current playback position visually represents an end position of the visual indicator.

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