Switching between time order and popularity order sending of video segments
US8811797B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8456
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment, if a number of segments of a video in a buffer after a buffer position is less than a play threshold, then a first plurality of segments is sent into the buffer in time order; and if the number of the segments in the buffer at the buffer position is not less than the play threshold, a second plurality of segments is sent to the buffer in popularity order, wherein the second plurality of segments are stored into the buffer in time order.
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