Patent ID: 9317188
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a top level manifest file for a media asset, the media asset comprising an adaptive rate streamed video; selecting a media segment file from the media asset having a predetermined bitrate from the top level manifest file; receiving a first collection of thumbnail images corresponding to the media segment file, the first collection of thumbnail images corresponding to images that coarsely represent chapters throughout the duration of the media segment file; and receiving a second collection of thumbnail images corresponding to the media segment file, the second collection of thumbnail images corresponding to images that more finely represent chapters throughout the duration of the media segment file, wherein the first collection and second collection of thumbnail images are received at different times; using the first collection of thumbnail images to display for a user to identify video segments for playback when video receive speed is limited and the second collection of thumbnail images is not available; using the second collection of thumbnail images to display for a user to identify video segments for playback when video receive speed is available to create the second collection of thumbnail images; receiving a third collection of thumbnail images corresponding to the media segment file, the third collection of thumbnail images corresponding to images that more finely represent chapters throughout the duration of the media segment file; wherein the first and second collections of thumbnail images are provided for display to the user when bandwidth is not sufficient to allow the third collection of thumbnail images to be created; and using the third collection of thumbnail images to display for a user to identify video segments for playback when video receive speed is sufficient to allow all of the first, second and third collections of thumbnail images.