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Patent No.:

US 9812174 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 08, 2016

Multimedia visual progress indication system

Applicant:

Tivo Solutions Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert Vallone, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Howard Look, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Ain McKendrick, Redwood City, CA (US);

Assignee:

TiVo Solutions Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);

Attorney:

Haley Guilliano LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert Chevalier

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/783 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (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); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 9/804 (2006.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (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 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 27/34 (2013.01); 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 27/102 (2013.01); G11B 27/105 (2013.01); H04N 5/44513 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01); H04N 21/4104 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (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 21/4424 (2013.01); H04N 21/4583 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01);
Abstract

A multimedia visual progress indication system that provides a cache bar that is overlaid onto the program material or displayed on a dedicated display. A cache bar indicates the length of a recording session or the length of stored program material and expands to the right when material is being recorded. Index and/or bookmark indicators are displayed next to the cache bar. A position indicator moves within the cache bar and tells the user visually where his current position is within the program material. Numeric time or counter mark of the current position is displayed in the vicinity of the cache bar. The trick play bar and its associated components are displayed for a predetermined time period.

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