Data processing: database and file management or data structures – File or database maintenance
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-08
2010-06-08
Vo, Tim T. (Department: 2168)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
File or database maintenance
C707S618000, C707S620000, C707S625000, C707S696000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07734579
ABSTRACT:
A method and system to process program content material are described herein. A received data stream includes program content data associated with a particular program and includes index data corresponding to the program content data of the particular program. The index data includes one of a plurality of program format codes. A database determines a program format type of the particular program. The database includes the plurality of program format codes and includes a corresponding plurality of program format types, wherein each program format type is associated with a specific division of program content material. Chapter points of the particular program are determined based on the associated specific division of program content material of the program format type corresponding to the one of the plurality of program format codes of the index data.
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Cansler, Jr. James
White Scott
AT&T Intellectual Property I L.P.
Ed Guntin/Andrew Gust
Guntin Meles & Gust PLC
Morrison Jay A
Vo Tim T.
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