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Switching content

  • US 9,204,061 B2
  • Filed: 02/14/2013
  • Issued: 12/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a set of one or more processors configured to;

    facilitate displaying of a first video stream from a first remote video streaming source on a display device, wherein displaying the first video stream comprises sequentially rendering a first set of video chunks obtained from the first remote video streaming source;

    process a second video stream from a second remote video streaming source, wherein the processing includes;

    establishing a connection with the second remote video streaming source; and

    fetching a second set of video chunks from the second remote video streaming source;

    wherein at least some of the processing of the second video stream is performed while the first video stream is being displayed; and

    facilitate ceasing displaying the first video stream and instead displaying the second video stream at least in part by synchronizing the first and second video streams and performing video chunk switching according to the synchronization, wherein the video chunk switching includes switching from playing a first video chunk in the first set of video chunks obtained from the first remote video streaming source to playing a second video chunk in the second set of video chunks fetched from the second remote video streaming source; and

    a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

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