STREAMING PLAYOUT OF MEDIA CONTENT USING INTERLEAVED MEDIA PLAYERS
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a download service module configured to download chunks of a media content item from a content source;
a set of media players comprising a first media player and a second media player, the first media player and the second media player each configured to receive chunks of the media content item and to control playout of received chunks of the media content item via a presentation interface; and
a controller configured to control operation of the first media player and the second media player for interleaving playout of adjacent chunks of the media content item between playout by the first media player and playout by the second media player.
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Abstract
A capability for supporting streaming playout of media content is presented. The capability for supporting streaming playout of media content may use multiple interleaved media players running in parallel to support interleaved playout of adjacent chunks of a media content item in a round robin manner so as to provide streaming playout of the media content item. The capability for supporting streaming playout of media content enables streaming playout of media content on various types of devices, including resource-constrained devices (e.g., devices constrained in terms of available runtime memory, processing resources, or the like).
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a download service module configured to download chunks of a media content item from a content source; a set of media players comprising a first media player and a second media player, the first media player and the second media player each configured to receive chunks of the media content item and to control playout of received chunks of the media content item via a presentation interface; and a controller configured to control operation of the first media player and the second media player for interleaving playout of adjacent chunks of the media content item between playout by the first media player and playout by the second media player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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performing, by a first media player of a device, playout of a first chunk of a media content item via a presentation interface associated with the device; and performing by a second media player of the device while the first media player is performing playout of the first chunk of the media content item via the presentation interface; requesting a second chunk of the media content item; receiving the second chunk of the media content item; and storing the second chunk of the media content item in a portion of a runtime memory of the device that is allocated for use by the second media player. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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downloading chunks of a media content item from a content source; and controlling playout of the chunks of the media content item via a presentation interface using a set of media players comprising a first media player and a second media player, wherein controlling playout of the chunks of the media content item comprises controlling operation of the first media player and the second media player for interleaving playout of adjacent chunks of the media content item between playout by the first media player and playout by the second media player.
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