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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 24, 2019
Applicant:

Hulu, Llc, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Toal, Seattle, WA (US);

Esther Lee, Torrance, CA (US);

Chuang Xie, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

HULU, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/4084 (2013.01); H04L 65/1086 (2013.01); H04L 65/4076 (2013.01); H04L 65/608 (2013.01); H04L 67/22 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/234 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some embodiments, a method may calculates a latest seekable point for a live edge of a media program and determines a current playback position of the media program. The latest seekable point for the live edge corresponds to a latest time in the media program that can be played within a threshold. The method selects among a first range, a second range, and a third range based on the current playback position and the latest seekable point. A first feature is enabled when the first range is selected, a second feature is enabled when the second range is selected, and whichever of the first feature or the second feature that is currently enabled is not changed to continue displaying whichever of the first feature and the second feature that is currently enabled when the third range is selected.


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