Patent ID: 9595300
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G11B

Claim:
1. A method for navigating a plurality of chapters of video content within a video, the method comprising: reading from a metadata file stored with the video chapter start times, and location on a secure digital card (SD card) of chapter preview images that correspond to the playable content as initially configured and stored on the secure digital card, each chapter comprising a segment of content of the video; presenting, during continuous playback of a video, an on-screen display to a user, the on-screen display including a timeline having a demarcation for the beginning of each of the plurality of chapters of the video and having a marker corresponding to a current position in the video playback, the timeline assembled from the chapter titles, the chapter start times, and the location on the secure digital card of chapter preview images that correspond to the playable content stored as part of the metadata, and the on-screen display including one image for each of the plurality of chapters from the chapter preview images displayed in sequential order parallel to the timeline, wherein a focus identifier marks an image of a chapter corresponding to the current position within the continuous video playback; receiving a selection of one of the chapter preview images as chapter skip input during the continuous playback of the video; moving the at least one image from each chapter one position along the line with respect to the focus identifier, according to the chapter skip input, wherein the one image is moved to the left when the chapter skip input indicates a skip forward and wherein the one image is moved to the right when the chapter skip input indicates a skip backward; and skipping playback of the video to a chapter identified by the focus identifier such that the video playback continues from the position of the chapter identified by the focus identifier.