CONTENT SERVER MEDIA STREAM MANAGEMENT
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1. A method, comprising:
- maintaining information at a content server associating a user with a media stream and time information, the content server operable to provide a plurality of live media streams to the user;
receiving a request for the media stream from the user;
transmitting the media stream to the user beginning with packets selected using the time information maintained at the content server.
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided to manage media stream transmissions at a content server. A content server detects that a user on a device such as a mobile device has stopped playing a live media stream. The content server maintains information associating the user with the media stream and time information. When the content server detects that a user wishes to resume playing a media stream, the user can continue viewing the media stream from where stoppage occurred. In many instances, the content server stores many hours of live media stream data and allows a user to select a particular starting point.
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1. A method, comprising:
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maintaining information at a content server associating a user with a media stream and time information, the content server operable to provide a plurality of live media streams to the user; receiving a request for the media stream from the user; transmitting the media stream to the user beginning with packets selected using the time information maintained at the content server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a processor operable to maintain information at a content server associating a user with a media stream and time information, the processor further operable to provide a plurality of live media streams to the user; an interface operable to receive a request for the media stream from the user and transmit the media stream to the user beginning with packets selected using the time information maintained at the content server. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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maintaining information at a content server associating a user with a media stream and time information, the content server operable to provide a plurality of live media streams to the user; receiving a request for the media stream from the user; transmitting the media stream to the user beginning with packets selected using the time information maintained at the content server.
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