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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Chung-ping Wu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christian Kaiser, San Jose, CA (US);
Yung-hsiao Lai, Fremont, CA (US);
James Mitch Zollinger, San Jose, CA (US);
David Randall Ronca, Campbell, CA (US);
Chung-Ping Wu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christian Kaiser, San Jose, CA (US);
Yung-Hsiao Lai, Fremont, CA (US);
James Mitch Zollinger, San Jose, CA (US);
David Randall Ronca, Campbell, CA (US);
NETFLIX, INC., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for changing bit rates in streaming media are provided. As portions of a streaming media file are downloaded for playback, the size of the portion is compared with an expected size determined prior to initiating playback of streaming AV data. The portion of the media file may be padded such that the size of the portion matches the size specified prior to initiating playback of streaming AV data.