REAL-TIME SCRUBBING OF ONLINE VIDEOS
First Claim
1. A method for traversing a streaming video file, the method comprising:
- receiving a representative video file of the streaming video file that includes less information than the streaming video file and spans the entire streaming video file; and
based on navigation information associated with the representative video file, causing a playback engine to navigate to a different portion of the streaming video file.
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Abstract
A method for traversing a streaming video file includes receiving a representative streaming video file that includes less information than a higher-resolution streaming video file and spans the entire streaming video file. Based on navigation information associated with the representative streaming video file, a playback engine navigates to a different portion of the streaming video file. The navigation information may be based on input information received from a viewer of the streaming video file. One advantage of the disclosed method is that it enables fast and accurate navigation of a streaming video.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for traversing a streaming video file, the method comprising:
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receiving a representative video file of the streaming video file that includes less information than the streaming video file and spans the entire streaming video file; and based on navigation information associated with the representative video file, causing a playback engine to navigate to a different portion of the streaming video file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to traverse a streaming video file, by performing the steps of:
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receiving the representative video file of the streaming video file that includes less information than the streaming video file and spans the entire streaming video file; and based on navigation information associated with the representative video file, causing a playback engine to navigate to a different portion of the streaming video file. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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