Client-side caching of streaming media content
US7725557B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47202
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various functionality with respect to streaming media content is made available to users. Such functionality includes one or more of: streaming media content at a rate independent of the encoded bit rate of the content, allowing streaming of content to continue even when the user has selected various shuttle control options (e.g., pause, stop, fast forward, seek, rewind, etc.), allowing streaming content to be recorded for playback at a later time, and allowing streaming content to be time-shifted.
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