Patent ID: 8165451
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a user with locations of interstitials in a video stream of a show, the method comprising: providing a recording of the video stream including at least one segment of the show and at least one interstitial of the show and closed captioning data associated with the video stream; receiving metadata referencing the closed captioning data to identify at least one of a first anchor frame and a second anchor frame within the video stream, the metadata comprising first and second displayable text strings included within the closed captioning data as originally transmitted by a content provider; parsing the closed captioning data associated with the video stream as recorded to locate a first anchor frame corresponding with the presentation of the first displayable text string located in the closed captioning data recorded; determining that the first displayable text string is not located within the closed captioning data recorded; processing the closed captioning data recorded to locate a second anchor frame corresponding with the presentation of the second displayable text string in the closed captioning data recorded; identifying at least one boundary of the at least one interstitial based on the second anchor frame and the metadata; identifying a location of the at least one interstitial within the recording based on the boundary; and presenting a progress bar during presentation of the video stream that indicates the location of the at least one interstitial within the recording and a duration of the at least one interstitial.