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Pre-Buffering Audio Streams

  • US 20120151539A1
  • Filed: 12/09/2010
  • Published: 06/14/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying and pre-buffering audio/video stream pairs, the method comprising:

  • predictively identifying for pre-buffering at least one audio/video stream pair that may be selected for playback by a user subsequent to a currently playing audio/video stream pair;

    computing a first rate for pre-buffering an audio portion of the at least one audio/video stream pair and a second rate for pre-buffering a video portion of the at least one audio/video stream pair;

    downloading the audio portion at the first rate and downloading the video portion at the second rate; and

    storing the downloaded audio portion and the downloaded video portion in a content buffer.

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