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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Hulu, Llc, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Tao Xiong, Beijing, CN;
Zhibing Wang, Beijing, CN;
Chenyang Cui, Beijing, CN;
Cailiang Liu, Beijing, CN;
HULU, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
Particular embodiments configure a video delivery system to provide different modes for seeking in a video. The different modes may segment the video on different boundaries based on different characteristics of the video. For example, the different modes may seek by scene, by shot, and by dialogue. The boundaries for scenes, shots, and dialogue may start the video on logical points that do not break up the flow of the video. In another embodiment, the media player may save a seek history for a user and allow the user to scan the previous seek requests to go back to the seek times of previous seek requests. In one embodiment, the previous seek times are adjusted via the boundary information to show thumbnails for a shot, scene, or dialogue that correspond to the boundaries in the video rather than the original seek time.