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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Jamdeo Canada Ltd., Oakville, CA;
Qingdao Hisense Electronics Co., Ltd., Qingdao, Shandong, CN;
Hisense Usa Corp., Suwanee, GA (US);
Hisense International Co., Ltd., Qingdao, P.R.C., CN;
Tong Chen, Markham, CA;
Mikhail Shoykher, Burlington, CA;
JAMDEO CANADA, LTD., Ontario, CA;
QINGDAO HISENSE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Qingdao, CN;
HISENSE USA CORP., Suwanee, GA (US);
HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Qingdao, CN;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, electronic devices and applications for content streaming with an intermediate content buffer. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting, by a content buffer, a request for network content from a player, wherein the request is a network communication detected by the content buffer and the request for network content is directed to a server and identifying, by the content buffer, associated network content, wherein the associated network content is associated with the network content requested by the player. The method may also include pre-downloading associated network content for the player based on the identifying, wherein the content buffer requests associated network content from the server, and providing the associated network content to the player. Another embodiment is directed to a device configured to run a content buffer and provide content for a content player.