Methods and apparatuses for viewing, browsing, navigating and bookmarking videos and displaying images
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1. Method of accessing video programs that have been recorded, comprising:
- displaying a list of the recorded video programs;
locally generating content characteristics for a plurality of video programs which have been recorded; and
displaying the content characteristics of the plurality of video programs, thereby enabling users to easily select the video of interest as well as a segment of interest within the selected video.
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Abstract
Locally generating content characteristics for a plurality of video programs which have been recorded and displaying the content characteristics of the plurality of video programs, thereby enabling users to easily select the video of interest as well as a segment of interest within the selected video. The content characteristic can be generated according to user preference, and will typically comprise at least one key frame image or a plurality of images displayed in the form of an animated image or a video stream shown in a small size.
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1. Method of accessing video programs that have been recorded, comprising:
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displaying a list of the recorded video programs;
locally generating content characteristics for a plurality of video programs which have been recorded; and
displaying the content characteristics of the plurality of video programs, thereby enabling users to easily select the video of interest as well as a segment of interest within the selected video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Method of browsing video programs in broadcast streams comprising:
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browsing channels;
generating content characteristics from the associated broadcast streams; and
displaying the content characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. Method of displaying an electronic program guide (EPG), comprising:
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prioritizing a user'"'"'s favorite channels; and
displaying the user'"'"'s favorite channels in the order of preference in the EPG. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. Method of scheduled recording based on an electronic program guide (EPG), comprising:
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storing an EPG;
selecting a program for recording;
scheduling recording of the program based on information in the EPG to start a predetermined time before the scheduled start time and to end a predetermined time after the scheduled end time. further comprising;
checking for updated EPG information of actual broadcast times a predetermined time before and a predetermined time after recording the program, and accessing the exact start and end positions for the recorded program based on the actual broadcast times; and
gathering program start scenes and storing them in a database, extracting features from them, and then updating the EPG by matching between features in the database and those from the live input signal.
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