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Initially establishing and periodically prefetching digital content

US9628543B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

33References

27Claims

0Family size

Assignee

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. · KR

Inventors

Patrick Lim · Cupertino, US
Harvey Tang · Sunnyvale, US
King Sun Wai · Castro Valley, US
Alissa W. Bell · Redwood City, US
Adnan M. Agboatwalla · Mountain View, US
Daren Tsui · Redwood City, US
Willy Hwang Lai · Palo Alto, US
Jeffrey Lui · San Ramon, US
Kelly McMichael · San Mateo, US
Samir Safi · Fremont, US
Yen-Chung Ma · Taichung, TW
Olchi Skant · San Jose, US
Neil Everette · Austin, US
Cheryl Sedota · Mount Pleasant, US
Maverick Valesco · San Jose, US
Rachel Kobetz · San Jose, US
Edwin Ho · Palo Alto, US
Shawn Hwang · Mountain View, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 14, 2014
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 23, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/5681
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Content playback that includes maintaining a connection between an electronic device and a content source. Content is prefetched prior to attempting to play one or more stations on the electronic device. Scanning a multiple stations and listening to a particular one station is distinguishable.

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