SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING BUFFERING HEURISTICS IN MEDIA

• US 20110262102A1
• Filed: 04/12/2011
• Published: 10/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Synergy Sports Technology, LLC
• Original Assignee: Synergy Sports Technology, LLC
• Inventors: Lahr, Nils B., Barr, Garrick C.
• Application Number:
  US13/085,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20110262102A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/239
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/87 Regeneration of colour television signals H04N9/80 takes precedence

Abstract

An algorithm to analyze previous attempts by the a user of a media player and either presents the media player with all data, a subset of data or even a hint, enabling the boot of the heuristics engine with the ability to custom-target initial startup methods of the media engine.

Claims

1. A computer executable program having instructions to implement a method to smooth video playback of a media file, the method comprising:

selecting a media player;

selecting a media file for smoothing;

selecting at least one heuristics engine compatible with the media player;

selecting a buffering engine compatible with the media file;

buffering the media file; and

creating a new heuristics engine to optimize playback of the buffered media file on the selected media player.