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US 2026/0270501 A1Published application
Method for managing time-shifted access to chunks of content having been broadcast in real time
OwnerOlivier GASTE, Hervé MARCHANDinventors
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Abstract
A method for managing the storage of chunks of multimedia content. The multimedia content is broadcast from a broadcast server via a communication network. A playback device includes a memory for storing chunks before the chunks are played back. The chunks are retained in the memory after playback.
Claims8
A management method implemented by a management entity of a playback device and comprising:
- managing storage of chunks of multimedia content, the managing comprising:
- receiving the multimedia content, which is broadcast from a broadcast server via a communication network;
- storing the chunks of the multimedia content in a memory of the playback device before the chunks are played back, wherein the chunks are retained in the memory after playback.
A playback device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon which when executed by the at least one processor configure the playback device to manage storage of chunks of multimedia content by:
- receiving the multimedia content, which is broadcast from a broadcast server via a communication network;
- and
- storing the chunks in a memory of the playback device before the chunks are played back, wherein the playback device retains the chunks in the memory after playback.
3 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, carry out a management method comprising:
- managing storage of chunks of multimedia content by:
- receiving the multimedia content, which is broadcast from a broadcast server via a communication network;
- storing the chunks of the multimedia content in a memory of the playback device before the chunks are played back, wherein the chunks are retained in the memory after playback.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.