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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2015
Applicants:
A9.com, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Imdb.com, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Adam Carlson, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeromey Russell Goetz, Seattle, WA (US);
Ashutosh Vishwas Kulkarni, Bellevue, WA (US);
Douglas Ryan Gray, Redwood City, CA (US);
Danny Ryan Stephens, Seattle, WA (US);
Colin Jon Taylor, Orinda, CA (US);
Ismet Zeki Yalniz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignees:
A9.com, Palo Alto, CA (US);
IMDb.com, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/8549 (2011.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/8549 (2013.01); G06F 17/30784 (2013.01); G06K 9/00711 (2013.01); G06K 9/00744 (2013.01); G06K 9/00765 (2013.01); H04N 21/23418 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/6581 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01); H04N 21/858 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are described for providing functionality to allow a viewer of a television show to watch a 'previously on' segment of an episode of the television show and be able to watch the scenes from prior episodes referenced in the 'previously on' segment.