Patent ID: 7032177

Claim:
A method for distributing personalized editions of media programs, the method comprising: accessing a media program at an editing device; receiving a designation of at least one excerpt of the media program for inclusion in a personalized edition of the media program; generating at least one bookmark defining each designated excerpt of the media program; encapsulating the at least one bookmark within a program information object (PIO) for the media program, the PIO comprising one or more attributes including information about a media program and one or more user-selectable actions performable in connection with the media program, wherein the PIO is to be represented by a visual indicator displayable in a graphical user interface to facilitate user interaction with the PIO; and transmitting the PIO including the at least one bookmark to a playback device having access to the media program, wherein the at least one bookmark is usable by the playback device to present the personalized edition of the media program including only the at least one designated excerpt.