Patent ID: 8463108
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: playing back programming content in a trick mode while monitoring an advertising segment record associated with an advertising segment; ceasing playback of the programming content when a beginning of the advertising segment is encountered, the beginning of the advertising segment being identified by the advertising segment record; determining a number of skipped frames of the advertising segment that were skipped while playing back the programming content in the trick mode by subtracting a frame position of the programming content corresponding to the beginning of the advertisement segment from a frame position of the programming content at which the playback of the programming content is ceased; determining a beginning playback location for the advertising segment by adding the number of skipped frames to the beginning of the advertising segment; playing back, from the beginning playback location, one or more advertisements during the advertising segment; and resuming playback of the programming content in the trick mode after an ending of the advertising segment is encountered.