Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for minimizing a number of data streams
- Patent Title (中): 用于最小化数据流数量的方法和系统
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Application No.: US12341784Application Date: 2008-12-22
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Publication No.: US08387102B1Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Thomas A. Roberts , James Evans , Gregory M. Evans
- Applicant: Thomas A. Roberts , James Evans , Gregory M. Evans
- Applicant Address: US NC Raleigh
- Assignee: Qurio Holdings, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Qurio Holdings, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Raleigh
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04N7/173
- IPC: H04N7/173
Abstract:
A method and system for minimizing data streams of the same program on a shared medium. A user device receives a first data stream of a program and effects display of the program based on the first data stream to a display device. The user device halts display of the program and provides an advertisement to a viewer. A second data stream of the program being provided over the same medium to a second viewer that was initiated after the first data stream is provided to the user device. The user device buffers the second data stream, and after the advertisement is finished, provides the program to the viewer based on the second data stream.
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