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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Gurpratap Virdi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Andres Vega-garcia, Newcastle, WA (US);
Serge Smirnov, Redmond, WA (US);
Wenbo Zhang, Redmond, WA (US);
Eldar Musayev, Sammamish, WA (US);
Gurpratap Virdi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Andres Vega-Garcia, Newcastle, WA (US);
Serge Smirnov, Redmond, WA (US);
Wenbo Zhang, Redmond, WA (US);
Eldar Musayev, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to playback of video/audio streaming media data to provide a glitch-free experience. The system adapts the media stream to the user connection in order to provide the glitch-free experience. Stream selection can be made using a heuristics module located on the playback device that analyzes various aspects of the playback to make intelligent decisions about which media stream to download from a network.