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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2015
Applicant:

Spotify Ab, Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Eric Hoffert, South Orange, NJ (US);

Mike Berkley, Cold Springs, NY (US);

Kevin Faaborg, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Gustav Soderstrom, Stockholm, SE;

Assignee:

SPOTIFY AB, Stockholm, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04N 21/437 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4384 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); H04N 5/44591 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); H04N 21/437 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/44004 (2013.01); H04N 21/44209 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01); H04N 21/4392 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device displays a first video stream on a display. While displaying the first video stream on the display, the device allocates, in accordance with a historical pattern of video stream switching of a particular user, available bandwidth for receiving data at the device at least between receiving the first video stream and preloading a second, non-displayed video stream. The device receives the first video stream and preloads the second, non-displayed video stream in accordance with the allocated available bandwidth. The device receives a request to display the second video stream on the display. In response to receiving the request to display the second video stream on the display, the device displays the preloaded second video stream on the display.


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