Patent ID: 11863843
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
monitoring execution of a plurality of fast-forward commands, wherein each fast-forward command is associated with forwarding a portion of a media asset and playing the media asset after the forwarded play position;
in response to determining the execution of the plurality of fast forward commands:
for each fast-forwarded portion of the media asset, identifying an attribute of the metadata that is common in each of the fast-forward portions of the of the media asset;
rewriting a manifest file for a selected media asset, which is separate from the media asset, based on the identified common attribute, wherein the rewritten manifest file includes fast forwarding instructions to fast forward the portion of the selected media asset that includes the common attribute; and
transmitting the rewritten manifest file to a media device associated with a user that will be consuming the selected media asset.