Patent ID: 8428443
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing media content to a destination device via a network, wherein the media content comprises video data and audio data having a first viewing rate; providing a slide bar having a sliding pointer, wherein the entire slide bar is divided into a plurality of increments, wherein each increment is associated with a corresponding playback rate, wherein any two consecutive increments of the plurality of increments define a pair of consecutive increments, wherein a first playback rate of a first increment of a first pair of consecutive increments and a second playback rate of a second increment of the first pair of consecutive increments differ by a particular playback rate amount, wherein each pair of consecutive increments is associated with the particular playback rate amount, and wherein a second viewing rate corresponds to a position of the sliding pointer on the slide bar; receiving data indicating a first selection of the second viewing rate via the network; and modifying the media content to produce modified media content having approximately the second viewing rate, wherein the second viewing rate differs from the first viewing rate by a differential rate that is approximately ten percent or less of the first viewing rate, and wherein the modified media content comprises modified video data and modified audio data synchronized at approximately the second viewing rate.