Patent ID: 7836475

Claim:
A system, comprising a media content processing subsystem that is configured to: provide a media content instance for display, the media content instance including a first segment comprising a plurality of images; provide a location control pane for display with the media content instance; receive user-configured parameters for the display of the location control pane, the user-configured parameters indicating a specified position at which the location control pane is to be displayed in a display and a specified number of images to be displayed within the location control pane; receive a request to display the location control pane; determine, in response to the request, a first offset for the first segment based on a length of the first segment and the specified number of images to be displayed in the location control pane; identify, based on the first offset, a plurality of first images associated with locations within the first segment of the media content instance; retrieve the first images from the media content instance; provide the first images for display in the location control pane at the specified position in the display; receive an input selecting to navigate within the first images; in response to the input, identify a second segment of the media content instance, determine a second offset for the second segment based on a length of the second segment and the specified number of images to be displayed in the location control pane, and identify, based on the second offset, a plurality of second images associated with locations within the second segment of the media content instance; retrieve the second images from the media content instance; and provide the second images for display in the location control pane at the specified position in the display.