Patent ID: 8230475
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for tagging subcontent, the method including: inserting a first begin tag and a first end tag into a broadcast program, wherein the first begin tag and first end tag define a first video clip segment of the broadcast program, a video frame of the first video clip segment being displayable as a first thumbnail; inserting a second begin tag and a second end tag into the broadcast program, wherein the second begin tag and second end tag define a second video clip segment of the broadcast program, a video frame of the second video clip segment being displayable as a second thumbnail, wherein the first begin tag is distinct from the second begin tag, the first end tag is distinct from the second end tag and the first video clip segment is distinct from the second video clip segment; and transmitting the entire broadcast program including the first begin tag, the first end tag, second begin tag and the second end tag, over a network to a digital video recorder.