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US 2013/0097643 A1Published application
Interactive video
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsBrian Stone, Jerry Johnson, Matthew White, Joshua Whitney Samuels Atkins
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsBrian Stone, Jerry Johnson, Matthew White, Joshua Whitney Samuels Atkins
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Embodiments are disclosed that relate to providing an interactive video viewing experience. For example, one disclosed embodiment includes receiving an interactive video program that comprises a first video segment and one or more branch video segments that each corresponds to a branch along a decision path. The method includes pre-buffering a transition portion of a corresponding branch video segment for each possible user input of one or more possible user inputs along the decision path. The method includes sending the first video segment to a display device and, based upon an actual user input, branching from the first video segment to a transition portion of a branch video segment that corresponds to the actual user input.
In a computing device, a method of providing an interactive video viewing experience, the method comprising:
In a computing device, a method of providing an interactive video viewing experience, the method comprising:
A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon and executable by a computing device to provide an interactive video viewing experience, the instructions being executable to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.