Patent ID: 8302124

Claim:
A computer-implemented method at a client device, the method comprising: initiating a high-speed review of one or more programs in a group of programs that have been recorded together at a content distributor that maintains the programs for on-demand viewing, the high-speed review initiated by a playback application executed by a processor of the client device, the high-speed review of a program in the group of programs comprising a review of the program at a rate faster than twice (2×) a program playback speed; receiving program information images by which to identify each of the programs when the group of programs are displayed for review at high-speed; displaying a program information image that corresponds to the program in the group of programs; displaying a status indicator to indicate a review position in relation to the program that corresponds to the program information image; displaying an additional program information image that corresponds to at least one of a next program or a previous program when the group of programs is displayed for review at the high-speed; and displaying a transition from the program information image to the additional program information image, wherein the transition between the program information images displays as an appearance of a progression through and between the programs, and wherein the status indicator is further configured to transition over and between the program information image and the additional program information image.