Netflix, Inc.
SHOT-BASED VIEW FILES FOR TRICK PLAY MODE IN A NETWORK-BASED VIDEO DELIVERY SYSTEM

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request from a client computing device for a first shot included in a media title being streamed to the client computing device for playback; in response to the request, sending the first shot to the client computing device for playback; and sending a representative image for at least one of the first shot and a second shot included in the media title, wherein the first shot comprises a first sequence of video frames that is included in the media title and captured continuously from a first point of capture, and the second shot comprises a second sequence of video frames that is included in the media title and captured continuously from a second point of capture.