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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2009
Nick Dingle, Burlington, CA;
Hui Gang Zhang, Markham, CA;
Igor Sandler, Thornhill, CA;
Kavi Maharajh, Oakville, CA;
Nick Dingle, Burlington, CA;
Hui Gang Zhang, Markham, CA;
Igor Sandler, Thornhill, CA;
Kavi Maharajh, Oakville, CA;
Quickplay Media Inc., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and systems for enabling content streaming on mobile devices. The methods and systems may include encoding a content stream; providing the encoded content stream to a splitter embodied in computer executable code, which splits the encoded content stream into at least two channels, with each channel having data of a characteristic chunk size; downloading at least one data chunk into a playback queue, wherein a download algorithm determines the at least one chunk to be downloaded; and providing the at least one downloaded chunk to a media player.