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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Santosh S. Basapur, Hanover Park, IL (US);
Young S. Lee, Palatine, IL (US);
Shirley A. Chaysinh, Grayslake, IL (US);
Hiren M. Mandalia, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Ashley B. Novak, Chicago, IL (US);
Narayanan Venkitaraman, Palatine, IL (US);
Santosh S. Basapur, Hanover Park, IL (US);
Young S. Lee, Palatine, IL (US);
Shirley A. Chaysinh, Grayslake, IL (US);
Hiren M. Mandalia, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Ashley B. Novak, Chicago, IL (US);
Narayanan Venkitaraman, Palatine, IL (US);
ARRIS Enterprises, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for displaying information relating to a portion of a multimedia presentation. A progress bar is provided and displayed. A length of the progress bar is representative of a duration of the multimedia presentation. A user selects a first and a second point in the multimedia presentation, thereby defining a portion of the presentation. Depending on the selection, one or more communications (e.g., comments, online postings, etc.) may be identified. Each of these communications may have been composed in relation to at least a point of the multimedia presentation that is within the defined portion. Information depending on those identified communications may then be displayed to the user.