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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2010
Kyle Prestenback, Burbank, CA (US);
Jeff Ashbrook, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Evan Tahler, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Jessen, Los Angeles, CA (US);
John Scot Pansing, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Nicholas A. Nero, Monrovia, CA (US);
Kyle Prestenback, Burbank, CA (US);
Jeff Ashbrook, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Evan Tahler, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Jessen, Los Angeles, CA (US);
John Scot Pansing, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Nicholas A. Nero, Monrovia, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a method for execution by a processor of a media playback device to provide media content. The method includes receiving streaming audio data. The streaming audio data comprises a plurality of audio data clips, each audio data clip having a clip size. The method includes providing a circular queue. The circular queue is characterized by a queue size that is at least two or more clip sizes. The circular queue is used to store a plurality of queue clips, each with a clip size. Each of the plurality of audio data clips is stored into one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue. After the circular queue has been filled, the method includes sequentially reading and playing the streaming audio data from each one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue. Finally, the method includes a step to continue storing a next one of the plurality of audio data clips into a read one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue.