System and method for seamless switching through buffering

A system configured to generate a personalized data stream from a plurality of data streams, the method comprising:

• a multiplexer configured to multiplex the plurality of data streams to comprise a plurality of segments having synchronized start points and end points;
• and
• a switching device comprising a buffer, the switching device being configured to receive the plurality of data streams and to generate switch gaps comprising substantially no data between successive end points and start points, the switch gaps being configured to provide seamless switching between the plurality of data streams,
• wherein the personalized data stream is generated by the switching device by:
• transmitting at least one segment of one of the plurality of data streams to the buffer,
• seamlessly switching to another of the plurality of data streams during a switch gap, and
• transmitting at least one other segment from the another of the plurality of data streams to the buffer following the at least one segment of one of the plurality of data streams.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code configured to generate a personalized data stream from a plurality of data streams embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code comprising:

• computer-readable program code configured to receive the plurality of data streams at a switching device comprising a buffer and operatively coupled with the computer-readable storage medium, the plurality of data streams comprising a plurality of segments having synchronized start points and end points;
• computer-readable program code configured to generate switch gaps comprising substantially no data between successive end points and start points, the switch gaps being configured to provide seamless switching between the plurality of data streams;
• and
• computer-readable program code configured to generate a personalized data stream by:
• transmitting at least one segment of one of the plurality of data streams to the buffer,
• seamlessly switching to another of the plurality of data streams during a switch gap, and
• transmitting at least one other segment from the another of the plurality of data streams to the buffer following the at least one segment of one of the plurality of data streams.