Patent ID: 8621514
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of generating a video thumbnail electronic program guide (EPG), the method comprising: receiving a media content stream at a media device, wherein the media content stream comprises first still image video frames that have information that is sufficient to construct the first still image video frames, wherein the media content stream comprises second still image video frames that do not have information that is sufficient to construct the second still image video frames, and wherein the second still image video frames are configured to be constructed using their respective information and information from at least one of the first still image video frames; picking a series of a plurality of first still image video frames as the first still image video frames are received from the media content stream, wherein the second still image video frames that are between the picked first still image video frames in the media content stream are not picked; generating a plurality of still image video frame thumbnails, wherein each of the still image video frame thumbnails correspond to one of the picked first still image video frames; generating a video thumbnail from the plurality of still image video frame thumbnails; incorporating the video thumbnail with at least one program descriptor and channel identifier associated with the media content stream into the video thumbnail EPG; and communicating the video thumbnail EPG to a display, wherein the video thumbnail EPG with the video thumbnail is presented to a user.