Systems and methods for adaptively buffering media content at a digital video recorder
US11457269B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4622
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for adaptively buffering content of a media asset from a media source when a different media asset from a different media source is being played at user equipment. The media guidance application may predict when and which channel or other media source the user is likely to switch to and then buffer content from the predicted channel or other media source accordingly. The pre-tuning buffering may enhance the user experience by reduce tuning latency when the user switches channels.
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