Patent ID: 7603682
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for determining an interest level in various portions of a video at a client device, the method comprising: retrieving a media stream by the client device, wherein the media stream comprises a plurality of frames; retrieving a composite rating counter by the client device, the composite rating counter comprising a plurality of interest levels, wherein each of the interest levels corresponds to one of the plurality of frames; viewing the media stream at the client device, at least one of several playback rates; responsive to viewing a frame of the plurality of frames at normal playback rate, increasing an interest level of the plurality of interest levels associated with the frame by a normal amount; responsive to viewing the frame at a faster-than-normal playback rate, increasing an associated rating counter by a decreased amount; responsive to receiving a user selection of the frame indicating an increased interest level in the frame, increasing the associated rating counter by an increased amount; responsive to receiving a user selection of the frame indicating an decreased interest level in the frame, decreasing the associated rating counter by an increased amount; responsive to a user resizing a window to a size larger than a default window size to view the frame, increasing the interest level by a proportional amount; responsive to the user resizing a window to a size smaller than the default window size to view the frame, decreasing the interest level by the proportional amount, wherein the proportional amount is represented by the equation X′=W updating the composite rating counter based on a current count of the interest level; storing the composite rating counter.