Audio buffering continuity
US9880803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/612
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of audio buffering continuity which includes downloading by a client device a digital audio stream from a digital source; buffering by the client device the downloaded digital audio stream; playing the digital audio stream from the buffered digital audio stream; when the digital audio stream is interrupted such that there is a gap when the client device is incapable of downloading the digital audio stream, inserting by the client device an audio pattern into the gap wherein the audio pattern has one or more elements of the downloaded digital audio stream; and playing by the client device the audio pattern a plurality of times to form a loop while the digital audio stream is interrupted. Also disclosed is an apparatus and a computer program product.
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