Methods and apparatus for displaying interstitial breaks in a progress bar of a video stream

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8965177
APP PUB NO 20120057848A1
SERIAL NO

13294818

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Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for presenting information regarding interstitials of a video stream. A recording of a television show may include segments of the show interspersed with interstitials (e.g., commercials). The location of the interstitials within the recording is identified, and the locations of the interstitials are presented in progress bar during presentation of the video stream. The location of the interstitials may also be utilized to determine durations of the interstitials, and provide a user with information regarding the lengths of the interstitials of a recording, and/or the length of the other content of a recording (e.g., segments of a television show).

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  • ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

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Casagrande, Steven Michael Castle Rock, US 37 981

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