Skip feature for a broadcast or multicast media station
US7657337B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H60/27
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A skip function for a broadcast or multicast media station is disclosed. In one embodiment, two content streams are simultaneously transmitted for a single radio station. A receiving device simultaneously receives the two content streams transmitted for the radio station. The receiving device provides playback of a first content stream of the two content streams. During playback of the first content stream, the receiving device buffers one or more most recently received content items from the second content stream. When a user of the receiving device initiates a skip, the receiving device performs a skip function by switching playback from the first content stream to the second content stream beginning at the start of the one or more most recently received content items from the second content stream that have been buffered at the receiving device.
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