System and method for selecting media to be preloaded for adjacent channels

A computer system, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• receiving a first request to display a first video stream on the display, wherein the first video stream corresponds to a first channel in a predetermined sequence of channels;
• in response to receiving the first request, starting to download the first video stream from a content source for the first video stream;
• and
• after starting to download the first video stream:
• displaying the first video stream on the display;
• and
• starting to preload one or more video streams that correspond to channels that are adjacent to the first channel in the predetermined sequence of channels, including a second video stream that corresponds to a second channel in the predetermined sequence of channels that is adjacent to the first channel;
• while displaying the first video stream on the display, receiving a second request to display the second video stream on the display, the receiving including detecting a swiping gesture corresponding to movement in a respective direction;
• and
• in response to receiving the second request, sliding a first video tile that includes content from the first video stream off of a first edge of the display while sliding a second video tile that includes content from the second video stream onto the display from a second edge of the display, such that at least a portion of the first video tile and at least a portion of the second video tile are displayed on the display simultaneously, wherein the at least a portion of the second video tile displayed on the display includes a preloaded portion of the second video stream.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a computer system with one or more processors, cause the computer system to:

• receive a first request to display a first video stream on the display, wherein the first video stream corresponds to a first channel in a predetermined sequence of channels;
• in response to receiving the first request, start to download the first video stream from a content source for the first video stream;
• and
• after starting to download the first video stream:
• display the first video stream on the display;
• and
• start to preload one or more video streams that correspond to channels that are adjacent to the first channel in the predetermined sequence of channels, including a second video stream that corresponds to a second channel in the predetermined sequence of channels that is adjacent to the first channel;
• while displaying the first video stream on the display, receive a second request to display the second video stream on the display, the receiving including detecting a swiping gesture corresponding to movement in a respective direction;
• and
• in response to receiving the second request, slide a first video tile that includes content from the first video stream off of a first edge of the display while sliding a second video tile that includes content from the second video stream onto the display from a second edge of the display, such that at least a portion of the first video tile and at least a portion of the second video tile are displayed on the display simultaneously, wherein the at least a portion of the second video tile displayed on the display includes a preloaded portion of the second video stream.