Prioritized content download for an entertainment device
US8099482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/26208
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Priority-based content retrieval mechanisms for digital entertainment devices are provided. In various embodiments, the download prioritizations may be interrupt-based, sequence-based, or a combination of the two. In interrupt-based prioritizations, a higher priority download request will interrupt a lower-priority download that is already in progress. In sequence-based prioritizations, a plurality of file download requests may be ordered in a download queue depending on the priority of the request, with higher priority requests being positioned towards the top of the queue and lower priority requests being positioned towards the bottom of the queue.
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