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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Michael J. Fork, Gibsonburg, OH (US);
Chris M. Mwarabu, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin G. Paterson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Theodore J. L. Shrader, Austin, TX (US);
Michael J. Fork, Gibsonburg, OH (US);
Chris M. Mwarabu, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin G. Paterson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Theodore J. L. Shrader, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, if a number of segments of a video in a buffer after a buffer position is less than a play threshold, then a first plurality of segments is sent into the buffer in time order; and if the number of the segments in the buffer at the buffer position is not less than the play threshold, a second plurality of segments is sent to the buffer in popularity order, wherein the second plurality of segments are stored into the buffer in time order.