US 12,439,107 B2
Smart automatic skip mode
Charishma Chundi, Andhra Pradesh (IN); Reda Harb, Tampa, FL (US); and Rajendra Pandey, Karnataka (IN)
Assigned to Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/504,587.
Application 18/504,587 is a continuation of application No. 17/865,785, filed on Jul. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,856,245.
Prior Publication US 2024/0155166 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/2387 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
generating, at a computing device, a content item for output at a first time;
accessing a playback state associated with a plurality of segments of the content item;
identifying metadata associated with the plurality of segments of the content item, wherein the metadata indicates an element associated with the plurality of segments of the content item;
generating, for output, a plurality of selectable icons, each selectable icon indicating a playback state of a different segment of the plurality of segments of the content item and the element indicated in the metadata;
receiving input associated with navigating the content item and a selectable icon of the plurality of selectable icons;
identifying, based on the input, the playback state and the metadata, a segment to skip;
skipping the identified segment;
generating the content item for output at a second time;
identifying an update to apply to the plurality of selectable icons; and
morphing, based at least in part on the identified update to apply to the plurality of selectable icons, the plurality of selectable icons.