Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Skipping content of lesser interest when streaming media
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Application No.: US17148711Application Date: 2021-01-14
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Publication No.: US11431772B2Publication Date: 2022-08-30
- Inventor: Anthony Wood , Joseph Hollinger
- Applicant: ROKU, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: ROKU, INC.
- Current Assignee: ROKU, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H04L65/61
- IPC: H04L65/61 ; H04L65/60 ; H04L67/10

Abstract:
Described herein is an example apparatus for skipping a portion of content during streaming of the content to a display device, where the portion is of little or no interest to the user. The apparatus includes a memory having a database stored therein. The database stores metadata relating to the content. The metadata includes an index, where the index stores pointers to portions of the content. The apparatus includes a processor that is communicatively coupled to the memory. In operation, the processor streams the content for display on the display device. When the processor determines an end of a teaser portion has been reached in the stream of the content to the display device, it enables a skip command. Responsive to enabling the skip command, the processor receives command input from the user to skip a title sequence/opening credits portion of the content. Then, the processor determines an end to the title sequence/opening credits portion of the content using the metadata, and advances streaming of the content to the determined end of the title sequence/opening credits portion of the content.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210144187A1 SKIPPING CONTENT OF LESSER INTEREST WHEN STREAMING MEDIA Public/Granted day:2021-05-13
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