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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Payton R. White, Foster City, CA (US);
Stephen C. Detwiler, Oakland, CA (US);
Gary M. Zalewski, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 7/52 (2011.01); H04N 7/54 (2006.01); H04N 7/24 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04L 65/4076 (2013.01); H04N 7/24 (2013.01); H04N 7/52 (2013.01); H04N 7/54 (2013.01); H04N 21/23614 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/42607 (2013.01);
Abstract
Streaming content may be delivered through a combination of broadcast and a backchannel. A desired streamlet may be selected from the packet of information and presented with a display. A remainder of a data stream associated with the streamlet may be requested and received from via a backchannel while the desired streamlet is being presented. The remaining data stream may then be presented with the display.