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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Vudu, Inc., Bentonville, AR (US);
Gajanan Lonkar, Fremont, CA (US);
Stefan Belavy, Oakland, CA (US);
Ping-Hsien Lin, Milpitas, CA (US);
Vikas Deshpande, Fremont, CA (US);
Gouri Deshpande, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sirisha Naga Lakshmi Yenigalla, Fremont, CA (US);
Wendy Coquilla, San Jose, CA (US);
Christine Park, San Francisco, CA (US);
VUDU, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for improved video streaming is disclosed herein. After receiving a log-in request from a user, an embodiment can access the user's account information to find available media files for the user. An embodiment can then determine if any of the available media files for the user are partially viewed. The partially viewed media files are displayed to the user, including a title of the media file and a viewed time of each media file. Thereafter, a user can select one of the list of partially viewed media files. Playback of the media file begins at the viewed time of the selected media file. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.