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Method and system for handling streaming information

  • US 7,334,078 B2
  • Filed: 04/01/2005
  • Issued: 02/19/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of handling streaming information, comprising:

  • receiving the streaming information;

    parsing the streaming information into separate streams based on a type of data, wherein at least one stream is a video stream and at least one stream is an audio stream;

    analyzing the streams of streaming information to locate one or more points of interest in each of the video stream and audio stream of the streaming information;

    generating an index including at least one index entry of a point of interest from the video stream and at least one index entry of a point of interest from the audio stream;

    delivering the index to a user separate from the streaming information;

    allowing the user to make a selection of one of the index entries; and

    controlling rendering of streaming information based on the points of interest as a function of the selection.

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