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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2018
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Cockeysville, MD (US);
Benjamin Aaron Miller, Issaquah, WA (US);
Jason D. Justman, Seattle, WA (US);
Lora Clark Bouchard, Leavenworth, WA (US);
Michael Ellery Bouchard, Leavenworth, WA (US);
Kevin James Cotlove, Normandy Park, WA (US);
Mathew Keith Gitchell, Port Orchard, WA (US);
Stacia Lynn Haisch, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan David Kersten, Snohomish, WA (US);
Matthew Karl Marchio, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Peter Arthur Pulliam, Seattle, WA (US);
George Allen Smith, Woodinville, WA (US);
Todd Christopher Tibbetts, Seattle, WA (US);
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Cockeysville, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices are described herein for placing secondary content into a break of unknown duration in a stream of primary content. In one aspect, the described techniques may include streaming a segment of primary content, for example, by a reduce capability client device, such as a mobile device or tablet. The device may receive information indicative of a break in the streaming of the primary content. The device may play secondary content based on receiving the information indicative of the break. The device may determine when a next segment of the primary content is available, and begin streaming the next segment of the primary content upon detecting that the second segment of the primary content is available.