PRESTREAMS
First Claim
1. A method of playing a prestream in a computing device in response to a stream initiation action for playing a designated stream in a media player in the computing device, the computing device having a display device with a display area for displaying plural layers of windows, the display area having a size, wherein the stream initiation action causes a media player window to be displayed in the display area for playing the stream, the method comprising, in order:
- automatically causing the media player window to be concealed;
automatically displaying a prestream window at a predefined size in a top layer of the display area, wherein the prestream window is distinct from the media player window, and wherein the predefined size is large with respect to the size of the display area;
automatically playing a content item in the prestream window, wherein the content item has been automatically obtained by the computing device from outside of the computing device;
after a predefined period, automatically reducing visibility of the content item and ending concealment of the media player window.
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Abstract
There are disclosed apparatus and processes for playing a prestream. A client computer running a browser has loaded a webpage including instructions for playing a designated stream in a media player. To enable the prestream, prestream control code is included in the webpage such that when a stream initiation action takes place the prestream control code is processed and causes the prestream to be played before the media player plays the stream.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of playing a prestream in a computing device in response to a stream initiation action for playing a designated stream in a media player in the computing device, the computing device having a display device with a display area for displaying plural layers of windows, the display area having a size, wherein the stream initiation action causes a media player window to be displayed in the display area for playing the stream, the method comprising, in order:
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automatically causing the media player window to be concealed; automatically displaying a prestream window at a predefined size in a top layer of the display area, wherein the prestream window is distinct from the media player window, and wherein the predefined size is large with respect to the size of the display area; automatically playing a content item in the prestream window, wherein the content item has been automatically obtained by the computing device from outside of the computing device; after a predefined period, automatically reducing visibility of the content item and ending concealment of the media player window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus comprising a nontransitory storage medium storing instructions which when executed by a processor in a computing device will cause the processor to play a prestream, in response to a stream initiation action for playing a designated stream in a media player in the computing device, the computing device having a display device with a display area for displaying plural layers of windows, the display area having a size, wherein the stream initiation action causes a media player window to be displayed in the display area for playing the stream, the instructions for:
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automatically causing the media player window to be concealed; automatically displaying a prestream window at a predefined size in a top layer of the display area, wherein the prestream window is distinct from the media player window, and wherein the predefined size is large with respect to the size of the display area; automatically playing a content item in the prestream window, wherein the content item has been automatically obtained by the computing device from outside of the computing device; after a predefined period, automatically reducing visibility of the content item and ending concealment of the media player window. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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