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Pre-fetching video content

  • US 10,165,245 B2
  • Filed: 07/03/2013
  • Issued: 12/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for pre-fetching video content, comprising:

  • at least one processing unit; and

    at least one non-transitory storage medium storing instructions;

    wherein the at least one processing unit executes the instructions to;

    play at least one first video content segment, the first video content segment being a member of a set of video content segments that together define an interactive video, the interactive video including a predetermined information structure that defines relationships between the video content segments of the interactive video including, for each particular video content segment in the set of video content segments, a subset of video content segments that are selectable from the particular video content segment through a selection mechanism that is presented and enabled at a particular point during a display of the particular video content segment, wherein the relationships defined by the information structure are independent of user selections made through the selection mechanism;

    determine, based on the predetermined information structure, at least one second video content segment is associated with the at least one first video content segment, the at least one second video content segment being a member of the set of video content segments that together define the interactive video;

    determine, based on the predetermined information structure, that the at least one second video is a member of the subset of video content segments that are selectable from the first video content segment through the selection mechanism; and

    in response to determining that the at least one second video is selectable from the first video content segment, attempt to load the at least one second video content segment during play of the first video content segment.

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