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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/2225 (2011.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2743 (2011.01); H04N 21/2747 (2011.01); H04N 21/278 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/441 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/2183 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 9/804 (2006.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2225 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 7/17336 (2013.01); H04N 21/2183 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/25825 (2013.01); H04N 21/25866 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/26283 (2013.01); H04N 21/278 (2013.01); H04N 21/2743 (2013.01); H04N 21/2747 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/441 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01); H04N 21/454 (2013.01); H04N 21/4508 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/4751 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/47208 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/6543 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8166 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/858 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01); H04N 21/426 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods may be provided for retrieving non-on-demand media data and on-demand media data that is provided by separate data sources. On-demand media data may be cached to reduce system latencies and the burden on the distribution network.