System for the Delivery and Dynamic Presentation of Large Media Assets over Bandwidth Constrained Networks
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Abstract
Media content, based on a predetermined set of constraints, from a content provider is delivered to a local cache of a user device before viewing the media. A client asset manager process resides in the user device, an asset list at the content provider site, and the media assets are located at a remote site.
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63 Claims
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48. A method for delivering, from a content provider, a media asset over a network to be combined with or substitute a real-time content stream for a creation of a continuous and seamless presentation for display, said method comprising:
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supplying from said content provider a media asset list over the network to a user device; delivering to said user device a selected media asset from said media asset list for storage to obviate a real-time buffering of said selected media asset for display, from said content provider over said network, if a predetermined constraint is satisfied; separately delivering to said user device a real-time content stream requiring a real-time buffering for display, after completely delivering said selected media asset to said user device; wherein delivery of said real-time content stream requires a lower network bandwidth than delivery of said selected media asset thereby facilitating said creation of said continuous and seamless presentation for display using said selected media asset combined with or substitute said real-time content stream. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A content provider for delivering a media asset over a network to be combined with or substitute a real-time content stream for a creation of a continuous and seamless presentation for display, said content provider comprising:
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a memory; and a CPU configured to; supply from said content provider a media asset list over the network to a user device; deliver to said user device a selected media asset from said media asset list for storage to obviate a real-time buffering of said selected media asset for display, from said content provider over said network, if a predetermined constraint is satisfied; separately deliver to said user device a real-time content stream requiring a real-time buffering for display, after completely delivering said selected media asset to said user device; wherein delivery of said real-time content stream requires a lower network bandwidth than delivery of said selected media asset thereby facilitating said creation of said continuous and seamless presentation for display using said selected media asset combined with or substitute said real-time content stream. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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