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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Aaron DeYonker, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey C. Fong, Seattle, WA (US);
Todd San Jule, Woodinville, WA (US);
Zhike Kong, Beijing, CN;
Bin Lin, Beijing, CN;
Nishad Mulye, Sammamish, WA (US);
Joseph Alton Schrader, Woodinville, WA (US);
Thomas H. Taylor, Redmond, WA (US);
Xinli Zou, Beijing, CN;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Thumbnail images representative of recorded TV programs are generated and presented to aid a user in browsing the recorded TV programs. In one implementation, a temporary thumbnail image is generated when a TV program first starts recording. The temporary thumbnail is used to populate any user interface (UI) screens that reference the recoded TV program. Once the TV program has reached a threshold amount of recording (e.g., a prescribed duration of recording, or completion of the recording), a permanent thumbnail image is generated and associated with the TV program. The permanent thumbnail is then presented in any subsequent UI screens, replacing the temporary thumbnail. In another implementation, display of the thumbnail images in the UI screens may be further controlled by setting preferences, such as parental controls.