Patent ID: 8959558
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing, by a media content access subsystem, a media content program for presentation to a user; receiving, by said media content access subsystem, user input representing a selection of a snapshot image to be associated with a predefined chapter of said media content program; capturing, by said media content access subsystem, said snapshot image based on said user input; associating, by said media content access subsystem, metadata with said snapshot image; transmitting, by said media content access subsystem, data representative of said snapshot image and said metadata to a media content chaptering subsystem for use by said media content chaptering subsystem in chaptering said media content program; and providing, by the media content access subsystem, said user with a publication setting selection tool configured for use by the user to create at least one group of users to whom permission to access said data representative of said snapshot image will be provided; detecting, by another media content access subsystem, a user selection of said snapshot image displayed in a graphical user interface; providing, by said another media content access subsystem, a plurality of selectable options for display in said graphical user interface in response to said user selection, said plurality of selectable options including an option to initiate playback of said media content program beginning at a playback time associated with said snapshot image; and initiating, by said another media content access subsystem, playback of said media content program beginning at said playback time associated with said snapshot image in response to a user selection of said option to initiate playback of said media content program beginning at said playback time associated with said snapshot image.