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US 2014/0195583 A1Published application
Multimedia playback apparatus and multimedia file prefetching method
AssigneeCompal Electronics, Inc.
InventorsChen-Li Kao, Chia-Ming Huang
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Abstract
A multimedia playback apparatus and a multimedia file prefetching method are provided. In the method, a first multimedia file is downloaded and played first. Next, at least one playlist is read, and at least one second multimedia file sorted after the first multimedia file in the at least one playlist is searched. Then, the at least one second multimedia file is prefetched.
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A multimedia file prefetching method adapted for downloading and playing at least one multimedia file by an electronic apparatus, comprising:
- downloading and playing a first multimedia file;
- reading at least one playlist and searching for at least one second multimedia file sorted after the first multimedia file in the at least one playlist;
- and
- prefetching the at least one second multimedia file.
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A multimedia playback apparatus comprising:
- a network connecting unit, configured to connect with a server via a network and download a first multimedia file;
- a storage unit, configured to store the first multimedia file;
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- a playback unit, coupled to the network connecting unit and the storage unit, and configured to play the first multimedia file, read at least one playlist so as to search for at least one second multimedia file sorted after the first multimedia file in the at least one playlist, and prefetch the at least one second multimedia file via the network connecting unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.