Multimedia visual progress indication system
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1. A method for visually and interactively communicating information of audio or video program material to a user, comprising:
- displaying a position indicator in a vicinity of a visual indicator to a user, the visual indicator visually indicating an available amount of program material through which the user is able to navigate and play back, the position indicator visually indicating a current playback position within the available amount of program material; and
in response to receiving a single user command, placing the position indicator in a new current playback position over the visual indicator, the new current playback position visually representing an end position of the visual indicator.
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Abstract
A position indicator is displayed in a vicinity of a visual indicator to a user the visual indicator visually indicates an available amount of program material through which the user is able to navigate and play back. The position indicator visually indicates a current playback position within the available amount of program material. In response to receiving a single user command, the position indicator is placed in a new current playback position over the visual indicator. The new current playback position visually represents an end position of the visual indicator.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for visually and interactively communicating information of audio or video program material to a user, comprising:
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displaying a position indicator in a vicinity of a visual indicator to a user, the visual indicator visually indicating an available amount of program material through which the user is able to navigate and play back, the position indicator visually indicating a current playback position within the available amount of program material; and in response to receiving a single user command, placing the position indicator in a new current playback position over the visual indicator, the new current playback position visually representing an end position of the visual indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for visually and interactively communicating information of audio or video program material to a user, comprising:
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a module for displaying a position indicator in a vicinity of a visual indicator to a user, the visual indicator visually indicating an available amount of program material through which the user is able to navigate and play back, the position indicator visually indicating a current playback position within the available amount of program material; and a module for placing, in response to receiving a single user command, the position indicator in a new current playback position over the visual indicator, the new current playback position visually representing an end position of the visual indicator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory program storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for visually and interactively communicating information of audio or video program material to a user, comprising:
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displaying a position indicator in a vicinity of a visual indicator to a user, the visual indicator visually indicating an available amount of program material through which the user is able to navigate and play back, the position indicator visually indicating a current playback position within the available amount of program material; and in response to receiving a single user command, placing the position indicator in a new current playback position over the visual indicator, the new current playback position visually representing an end position of the visual indicator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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