DOWNLOADING PORTIONS OF MEDIA FILES
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer system to perform a method for downloading portions of a media file, the method comprising:
- displaying a timeline indicating a duration of the media file, the media file located on a host computing device that shares the media file;
receiving a search term from a user;
providing the received search term to the host computing device;
receiving from the host computing device identifications of portions of the media file that correspond to the provided search term;
displaying in an area near the timeline an indication of the identified portions of the media file;
receiving from the user an indication of an identified portion that is to be downloaded; and
downloading the indicated portion of the media file from the host computing device without downloading other portions of the media file.
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Abstract
A facility is described for downloading portions of media files. In various embodiments, the facility displays a timeline on a client computing device that is indicative of a duration of the media file that is stored on a server computing device. The facility receives from a user an indication of portions of the media file that are to be downloaded and downloads to the client computing device the indicated portions of the media file but not the other portions of the media file.
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer system to perform a method for downloading portions of a media file, the method comprising:
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displaying a timeline indicating a duration of the media file, the media file located on a host computing device that shares the media file; receiving a search term from a user; providing the received search term to the host computing device; receiving from the host computing device identifications of portions of the media file that correspond to the provided search term; displaying in an area near the timeline an indication of the identified portions of the media file; receiving from the user an indication of an identified portion that is to be downloaded; and downloading the indicated portion of the media file from the host computing device without downloading other portions of the media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method performed by a computer system for downloading a portion of a media file, comprising:
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displaying a timeline on a first computing device, the timeline indicative of a duration of the media file, the media file stored on a second computing device; identifying a portion of the media file; requesting the identified portion of the media file from the second computing device; and downloading to the first computing device the identified portion of the media file but not the portions of the media file that were not identified. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing a downloadable media file, comprising:
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a content server application that provides an original media file to a client computing system; an annotations component that stores annotation information associated with the original media file; and a search component that receives a search term, searches the annotation information to identify portions of the original media file corresponding to the search term, and provides indications of the identified portions so that at least one of the identified portions can be downloaded. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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