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Systems and methods for pre-fetching media content

US9319445B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

19Claims

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Assignee

Spotify AB · SE

Inventors

Sten Garmark · Stockholm, SE
Quenton Cook · Stockholm, SE
Gustav Soderstrom · Stockholm, SE
Ivo Silva · Stockholm, SE
Michelle Kadir · Stockholm, SE
Peter Stromberg · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2013
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/6377
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one or more programs include instructions for detecting a display change associated with media content item represented on a display, transmitting a request (e.g., to a server) for at least a portion of the media content item, receiving the requested portion of the media content item, storing the received portion of the media content item in a local cache, receiving a user input indicative of the selection of the media content item, and presenting the received portion of the media content item in response to receiving the user input indicative of the selection of the media content item.

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