Method and system for enhanced user experience of audio
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1. A system for providing enhanced quality audio streaming, the system comprising:
- an audio streaming server providing an audio stream;
a client including a buffer storing at least portions of said audio stream received from said audio streaming server;
a buffer status sensor operative to monitor the contents of said buffer; and
a client audio output enhancer operative in response to an output from said buffer status sensor for providing a modified audio stream output.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing enhanced quality audio streaming, including an audio streaming server providing an audio stream, a client including a buffer storing at least portions of the audio stream received from the audio streaming server, a buffer status sensor operative to monitor the contents of the buffer and a client audio output enhancer operative in response to an output from the buffer status sensor for providing a modified audio stream output.
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1. A system for providing enhanced quality audio streaming, the system comprising:
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an audio streaming server providing an audio stream;
a client including a buffer storing at least portions of said audio stream received from said audio streaming server;
a buffer status sensor operative to monitor the contents of said buffer; and
a client audio output enhancer operative in response to an output from said buffer status sensor for providing a modified audio stream output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing enhanced quality audio streaming, the method comprising:
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providing an audio stream to a client;
storing in a buffer at least portions of said audio stream;
monitoring contents of said buffer; and
providing a modified audio stream in response to an output from said monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing sophisticated seeking in an audio stream, the system comprising:
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an audio streaming server providing an audio stream;
an audio sampler, intermittently sampling portions of said audio stream;
an audio sampling store, storing said portions sampled by said audio sampler; and
an audio stream portion navigating seeker operative to sequentially render said portions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for providing sophisticated seeking in an audio stream, the method comprising:
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providing an audio stream;
intermittently sampling portions of said audio stream;
storing said intermittently sampled portions of said audio stream; and
seeking by sequentially rendering said portions. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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