Google Inc.

Matt Doucleff

Oliver John Woodman

Anil Vijendran

Matt Ward

Eric Perkens-Argueta

Methods, systems, and media for streaming video content using adaptive buffers are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: transmitting, from a user device to a server, a request to stream a video content item; receiving, at the user device from the server, a predicted abandonment distribution that indicates a plurality of likelihoods of a user of the user device stopping presentation of the video content item at a corresponding plurality of presentation time points of the video content item; receiving, at the user device from the server, a first portion of the video content item; storing the first portion of the video content item in a buffer of the user device having a first size; causing the video content item to be presented by the user device; determining a second size of the buffer based on the predicted abandonment distribution; modifying a size of the buffer to the second size; requesting a second portion of the video content item from the server based on the second size of the buffer; receiving the second portion of the video content item from the server; and storing the second portion of the video content item in the buffer of the second size while continuing presentation of the video content item.

Methods, systems, and media for streaming video content using adaptive buffers

A media application is disclosed. The media application provides a playback of a media item that includes a video portion and an audio portion. The media application stops the playback of the video portion of the media item while continuing to provide the audio portion of the media item. The media application resumes the playback of the video portion of the media item in synchronization with the audio portion being provided.

Media application backgrounding

A media player generates a first manifest file for a digital media item as the digital media item is downloaded and/or processed. The first manifest file is used to seek to locations within a buffered portion of the digital media item. When a seek request to a location in an unbuffered portion is received, the media player downloads a second manifest file from a server. The second manifest file is used to seek for subsequent seek requests.

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