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SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE USER EXPERIENCE WITH STREAMING CONTENT

  • US 20130263169A1
  • Filed: 03/29/2012
  • Published: 10/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for improving a viewing experience of a user with respect to a streamed asset, comprising:

  • a. establishing a user account session between a second display or content playback device and a management server;

    b. using a polling system, polling a service provider server to determine if live streaming of an event has begun, the event associated with a scheduled starting time; and

    c. if the live streaming has not begun, displaying an indication on a user interface associated with the second display or content playback device, the indication at least in part dependent on the time difference between a current time and the scheduled starting time, and repeating the polling at a frequency, the frequency at least in part based on to the time difference between the current time and the scheduled starting time.

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