Systems and Methods for Managing Advertising Content Corresponding to Streaming Media Content
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1. A user device comprising:
- a network interface configured to connect the user device to a network;
a display;
a local storage; and
a processor electrically connected to the network interface, the display and the local storage, the processor configured to cause the user device to,access a server over the network using the network interface,receive, automatically, advertising content from the server, wherein the advertising content is associated with streaming media content,store the advertising content in the local storage,transmit a request for the streaming media content to the server based on a user request,present the advertising content on the display in response to said request for streaming media content, andreceive the requested streaming media content during presentation of at least a portion of the advertising content.
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Abstract
A media server is accessed by a user device over a network. Advertising content is automatically received from the server and stored by the user device, where the advertising content is associated with streaming media content. Following a request for the streaming media content, at least a portion of the received advertising content is presented on the user device while the requested streaming media content begins to be downloaded or queued. As soon as presentation of the advertising content concludes, the requested streaming media content is presented on the user device without network-related delay.
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1. A user device comprising:
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a network interface configured to connect the user device to a network; a display; a local storage; and a processor electrically connected to the network interface, the display and the local storage, the processor configured to cause the user device to, access a server over the network using the network interface, receive, automatically, advertising content from the server, wherein the advertising content is associated with streaming media content, store the advertising content in the local storage, transmit a request for the streaming media content to the server based on a user request, present the advertising content on the display in response to said request for streaming media content, and receive the requested streaming media content during presentation of at least a portion of the advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for streaming media from a server to a user device over a network, the method comprising the acts of:
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accessing, by the user device, the server over the network; receiving, automatically, advertising content from the server, wherein the advertising content is associated with streaming media content; storing the advertising content in a local storage of the user device; transmitting a request for the streaming media content to the server based on a user request; presenting at least a portion of said advertising content on the display in response to said request, and receiving the requested streaming media content during said presenting of the advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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