Patent ID: 11917246
Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A media player device comprising a processor and non-transitory data storage, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the non-transitory data storage to perform an automated process, the automated process comprising:
initially rendering, by the media player device, a first media stream comprising a first television program of a program series for playback to a viewer;
receiving, by the media player device from a remotely-located content management system via a network, digital skip data relating to a second television program of the same program series as the first television program, wherein the digital skip data comprises a listing of the duplicate scenes identified in the first and second television programs; and
if a second media stream comprising the second television program of the program series is rendered to the viewer within about one hour of the initial rendering of the first television program, the media player device automatically advancing a playback point of the second media stream to thereby skip playback of the duplicate scenes identified in the listing, and otherwise continuing playback of the second media stream to thereby render the duplicate scenes identified in the listing.