System and method for efficiently providing media and associated metadata
First Claim
1. A method of seeking within media content, comprising:
- at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory;
obtaining a file header for a file that corresponds to a plurality of clusters, wherein;
the file header includes a cluster index that enables coarse searching within the file,the file header and the file omit respective omitted information that is necessary for extracting content from the file, andthe respective omitted information was removed from the file header and/or the file in accordance with a determination that the respective omitted information describes aspects of the content corresponding to the file that are already known to the electronic device;
receiving a request to seek to a respective position within the file;
in response to receiving the request;
identifying a cluster of the plurality of clusters that includes content that corresponds to the respective position based on the cluster index;
obtaining a cluster header associated with the cluster based on information retrieved from the cluster index, wherein the cluster header includes a content index that enables fine searching within the cluster;
obtaining cluster data associated with the cluster; and
after obtaining the cluster header, identifying respective content within the cluster that corresponds to the respective position based on the content index; and
after identifying the respective content, providing at least a portion of content corresponding to the file to a presentation device for presentation to a user, starting with the respective content.
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Abstract
An electronic device with one or more processors, memory and a display obtains a file header for a file corresponding to a plurality of clusters, where the file header includes a cluster index. The device receives a request to seek to a respective position within the file and, in response to receiving the request: identifies a cluster of the plurality of clusters that includes content that corresponds to the respective position based on the cluster index; obtains a cluster header associated with the cluster based on information retrieved from the cluster index, where the cluster header includes a content index; and after obtaining the cluster header, identifies respective content within the cluster corresponding to the respective position based on the content index. The device provides at least a portion of content corresponding to the file to a presentation device for presentation to a user, starting with the respective content.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of seeking within media content, comprising:
at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory; obtaining a file header for a file that corresponds to a plurality of clusters, wherein; the file header includes a cluster index that enables coarse searching within the file, the file header and the file omit respective omitted information that is necessary for extracting content from the file, and the respective omitted information was removed from the file header and/or the file in accordance with a determination that the respective omitted information describes aspects of the content corresponding to the file that are already known to the electronic device; receiving a request to seek to a respective position within the file; in response to receiving the request; identifying a cluster of the plurality of clusters that includes content that corresponds to the respective position based on the cluster index; obtaining a cluster header associated with the cluster based on information retrieved from the cluster index, wherein the cluster header includes a content index that enables fine searching within the cluster; obtaining cluster data associated with the cluster; and after obtaining the cluster header, identifying respective content within the cluster that corresponds to the respective position based on the content index; and after identifying the respective content, providing at least a portion of content corresponding to the file to a presentation device for presentation to a user, starting with the respective content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory;
storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;obtaining a file header for a file that corresponds to a plurality of clusters, wherein; the file header includes a cluster index that enables coarse searching within the file, the file header and the file omit respective omitted information that is necessary for extracting content from the file, and the respective omitted information was removed from the file header and/or the file in accordance with a determination that the respective omitted information describes aspects of the content corresponding to the file that are already known to the electronic device; receiving a request to seek to a respective position within the file; in response to receiving the request; identifying a cluster of the plurality of clusters that includes content that corresponds to the respective position based on the cluster index; obtaining a cluster header associated with the cluster based on information retrieved from the cluster index, wherein the cluster header includes a content index that enables fine searching within the cluster; obtaining cluster data associated with the cluster; and after obtaining the cluster header, identifying respective content within the cluster that corresponds to the respective position based on the content index; and after identifying the respective content, providing at least a portion of content corresponding to the file to a presentation device for presentation to a user, starting with the respective content.
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18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors, cause the device to:
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obtain a file header for a file that corresponds to a plurality of clusters, wherein; the file header includes a cluster index that enables coarse searching within the file, the file header and the file omit respective omitted information that is necessary for extracting content from the file, and the respective omitted information was removed from the file header and/or the file in accordance with a determination that the respective omitted information describes aspects of the content corresponding to the file that are already known to the electronic device; receive a request to seek to a respective position within the file; in response to receiving the request; identify a cluster of the plurality of clusters that includes content that corresponds to the respective position based on the cluster index; obtain a cluster header associated with the cluster based on information retrieved from the cluster index, wherein the cluster header includes a content index that enables fine searching within the cluster; obtain cluster data associated with the cluster; and after obtaining the cluster header, identify respective content within the cluster that corresponds to the respective position based on the content index; and after identifying the respective content, provide at least a portion of content corresponding to the file to a presentation device for presentation to a user, starting with the respective content.
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