US 2024/0187677 A1 · VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEM PRELOADING OF VIDEO CONTENT

Abstract

Systems, devices and processes are provided to facilitate the delivery of video content in a video streaming system. Specifically, the various embodiments can provide improved responsiveness by reducing the delay that occurs between when a user acts to initiate video streaming and when the video content is transmitted, received and displayed on a display screen. In general, these embodiments reduce delay by preloading video streaming content in response to detecting particular patterns of movement of a remote control. Specifically, these embodiments monitor for movement of the remote control and determining if a detected movement corresponds to a likely initiation of video streaming. When such movements are detected, the embodiments begin preloading the video streaming content at the video player device.

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A video streaming method performed by a video player device in communication with a remote control, the video streaming method comprising:

detecting, by a sensor, a movement of the remote control;
analyzing the detected movement of the remote control to identify one or more possible patterns of movement of the remote control;
determining if at least one of the one or more identified possible patterns of movement corresponds to an initiation of streaming of a video content;
responsive to determining that at least one of the identified possible patterns of movement corresponds to the initiation of streaming of the video content and prior to receiving a subsequent command from the remote control to initiate streaming of the video content, beginning preloading of the video content by at least partially filling a playback buffer of the video player device;
and
upon receipt of the subsequent command to initiate streaming of the video content, providing the preloaded video content from the playback buffer for immediate playback of the video content.

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A video player device configured to communicate with a streaming server over a network and a remote control, the video player device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to perform an automated process by executing digital instructions stored in the memory, wherein the automated process comprises:

detecting, by a sensor, a movement of the remote control;
analyzing the detected movement of the remote control to identify one or more possible patterns of movement of the remote control;
determining if at least one of the one or more identified possible patterns of movement corresponds to an initiation of streaming of a video content;
responsive to determining that at least one of the identified possible patterns of movement corresponds to the initiation of streaming of the video content and prior to receiving a subsequent command from the remote control to initiate streaming of the video content, beginning preloading of the video content by at least partially filling a playback buffer of the video player device;
and
upon receipt of the subsequent command to initiate streaming of the video content, providing the preloaded video content from the playback buffer for immediate playback of the video content.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Video streaming system preloading of video content

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