MEDIA EXPERIENCE FOR TOUCH SCREEN DEVICES
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1. A computing-device implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a selected multimedia stream at a mobile device;
outputting the selected multimedia stream;
determining that a user wishes to browse other available multimedia streams;
pausing the selected multimedia stream while the user browses the other available multimedia streams;
caching the selected multimedia stream while the user browses the other available multimedia streams;
determining that the user has finished browsing the other available multimedia streams; and
outputting the cached multimedia stream.
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Abstract
A method may include receiving and outputting a selected multimedia stream at a mobile device. It is determined that a user wishes to browse other available multimedia streams. The selected multimedia stream is paused while the user browses the other available multimedia streams. The selected multimedia stream is cached while the user browses the other available multimedia streams. It is determined that the user has finished browsing the other available multimedia streams. The cached multimedia stream is output.
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23 Claims
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1. A computing-device implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a selected multimedia stream at a mobile device; outputting the selected multimedia stream; determining that a user wishes to browse other available multimedia streams; pausing the selected multimedia stream while the user browses the other available multimedia streams; caching the selected multimedia stream while the user browses the other available multimedia streams; determining that the user has finished browsing the other available multimedia streams; and outputting the cached multimedia stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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3. The method of claim 3, wherein the selected multimedia stream comprises a real time media stream.
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17. A mobile device, comprising:
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a touch screen display to display content and receive user interactions with the content; a communication interface to receive a plurality of multimedia streams from a service provider via a network; a memory; and a processor to; output a selected multimedia stream from the plurality of multimedia streams via the touch screen display; determine that a user wishes to browse other available multimedia streams from the plurality of multimedia streams; pause the output of the selected multimedia stream while the user browses the other available multimedia streams; store the paused selected multimedia stream in the memory while the user browses the other available multimedia streams; determine that the user has finished browsing the other available multimedia streams; retrieve the stored selected multimedia stream from the memory; and output the stored selected multimedia stream via the touch screen display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable memory device including instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable memory device comprising one or more instructions to:
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receive a selected multimedia stream at a mobile device including a touch screen display; output the selected multimedia stream via at least a portion of the touch screen display; determine that a user wishes to browse other available multimedia streams based on interactions with the touch screen display; pause the selected multimedia stream while the user browses the other available multimedia streams; store the selected multimedia stream while the user browses the other available multimedia streams; determine that the user has finished browsing the other available multimedia streams; and output the stored multimedia stream.
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