Buffering Content
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1. A method, comprising:
- using a first pause buffer to record a first piece of content being carried on a first logical channel;
identifying, by one or more computing devices, one or more of additional pieces of content being carried on one or more additional logical channels, respectively, based on user preferences;
creating one or more additional pause buffers for the one or more additional pieces of content, respectively.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to buffering and presenting content. Multiple pause buffers may be created and maintained so that users can jump within the content of a channel. If buffered content is not available, the user may be offered similar content that is available as on-demand content, or as other recorded content, for example, stored on a digital video recorder. If a commercial is playing when the new channel is selected, a buffered portion corresponding to an earlier portion of the content may be presented instead of the commercial.
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1. A method, comprising:
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using a first pause buffer to record a first piece of content being carried on a first logical channel; identifying, by one or more computing devices, one or more of additional pieces of content being carried on one or more additional logical channels, respectively, based on user preferences; creating one or more additional pause buffers for the one or more additional pieces of content, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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buffering, by one or more computing devices, a plurality of pieces of content; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a signal from an interface at a remote premise, the signal indicating a logical channel selected by a user at the remote premise; establishing a transmission session for providing a piece of buffered content corresponding to the selected logical channel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving a user request to change channels from a first channel carrying a first piece of content to a second channel carrying a second piece of content; determining that the second channel is presenting a commercial break; and in response to the determining, presenting the user with a portion of the second piece of content from the second channel that was transmitted prior to the commercial break. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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