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Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2017
Applicant:

Vestel Elektronik Sanayi VE Ticaret A.s., Manisa, TR;

Inventor:

Çagdas Döner, Manisa, TR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2662 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2662 (2013.01); H04N 21/23406 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/234363 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a method of and apparatus for streaming data. Data segments containing audio and/or video data content are received over a network. The data segments are stored in a buffer. It is determined that the network has capacity to provide the content in the data segments at a higher quality than is currently stored in the buffer prior to playout of the data segments. A higher quality version of content of one or more data segments in the buffer that have the latest relative playout time are requested in preference to requesting a higher quality version of content of data segments that have earlier relative playout times.


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