Patent ID: 8990861
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for navigating video content comprising: receiving a request to insert a digital bookmark at a desired viewing location of stored video content, wherein the stored video content comprises cached video content stored in a memory of a set-top box device coupled to a display device; inserting the digital bookmark at the desired viewing location by recording the desired viewing location into a metadata file stored separately from the stored video content; receiving a request to view the stored video content beginning from the desired viewing location; and displaying the digital bookmark and any other previously-defined bookmarks corresponding to the stored video content in a status bar simultaneously with the stored video content; displaying a plurality of thumbnail images simultaneously with the status bar, and as an overlay to the stored video content, wherein the plurality of thumbnail images comprises image data captured from the stored video content at a plurality of user-defined viewing locations of the stored video content and corresponds to the previously-defined bookmarks, including the digital bookmark; and generating a status box in the status bar to graphically indicate (a) a current amount of available non-cache storage time remaining, and (b) durations of a plurality of individual cached programs shown as segments of a progress bar.