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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
James Gordon Beattie, Jr., Bergenfield, NJ (US);
Arvind R. Mallya, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a first media content item at a media device via a first communications interface. The method also includes receiving, while outputting the first media content item from the media device, at least a first portion of a second media content item at the media device via the first communications interface. The method further includes detecting an error associated with a second portion of the second media content item that is different than the first portion of the second media content item. The method also includes sending a request for the second portion of the second media content item via a second communications interface of the media device.