Simultaneous audio and visual content download and playback
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1. A method for audio and visual content download and playback, comprising:
- identifying a downloadable clip at a web site, the downloadable clip being segmented into a plurality of smaller clips;
initiating a download of the plurality of smaller clips;
conveying metadata information of the plurality of smaller clips to local storage in a content download and playback device; and
a playback control engine accessing at least one of the plurality of smaller clips while at least one of the plurality of smaller clips is being downloaded to the content download and playback device.
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Abstract
A method for audio and visual content download and playback includes downloading a clip that includes audio and visual content from a web site. It is contemplated the clip has been segmented into a plurality of smaller clips. The method continues with storing the metadata for the plurality of smaller clips in a local storage and initiating playback of the plurality of smaller clips. The method also includes displaying the content of a first of the plurality of smaller clips while a second of the plurality of smaller clips is being downloaded.
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1. A method for audio and visual content download and playback, comprising:
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identifying a downloadable clip at a web site, the downloadable clip being segmented into a plurality of smaller clips;
initiating a download of the plurality of smaller clips;
conveying metadata information of the plurality of smaller clips to local storage in a content download and playback device; and
a playback control engine accessing at least one of the plurality of smaller clips while at least one of the plurality of smaller clips is being downloaded to the content download and playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for audio and visual content download and playback, comprising:
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downloading a clip that includes audio and visual content from a web site, the clip being segmented into a plurality of smaller clips;
storing the metadata for the plurality of smaller clips in a local storage, initiating playback of the plurality of smaller clips;
displaying the content of a first of the plurality of smaller clips while a second of the plurality of smaller clips is being downloaded. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for simultaneous audio and visual content presentation and download, comprising:
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an application that contacts a web site and identifies and downloads a plurality of content clips along with metadata associated with each of the plurality of content clips; and
local storage that stores metadata corresponding to the plurality of content clips, the local storage being accessed by a playback control engine, wherein the first of the plurality of smaller clips has been downloaded from the web site, and wherein the second of the plurality of smaller clips has not been downloaded from the web site. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An entertainment system that presents audio and visual content, comprising:
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means for playing audio and visual content from an optical disc;
means for downloading an audio and visual content file from a web site, the audio and visual content file being segmented into at least a first and second audio and visual clip;
means for downloading metadata corresponding to the at least a first and second audio and visual clip;
means for presenting the first audio and visual clip to a user while downloading the second audio and visual clip. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a content download and playback system, a method for simultaneous content download and playback, comprising:
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a user inserting an optical disc that includes audio and visual content;
an application initiating a download of an audio and visual clip from a web site, the audio and visual clip being segmented into at least first and second smaller audio and visual clips; and
the content download and playback system playing to the user the first of the smaller audio and visual clips while the second of the smaller audio and visual clips is downloading from the web site. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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