Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Switching content
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Application No.: US12730056Application Date: 2010-03-23
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Publication No.: US08402494B1Publication Date: 2013-03-19
- Inventor: Ningning Hu , John W. Heffner , Mei-Hsuan Lu , Aditya R. Ganjam , Ion Stoica
- Applicant: Ningning Hu , John W. Heffner , Mei-Hsuan Lu , Aditya R. Ganjam , Ion Stoica
- Applicant Address: US CA San Mateo
- Assignee: Conviva Inc.
- Current Assignee: Conviva Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Mateo
- Agency: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06F3/00 ; G06F13/00 ; H04N5/445 ; H04N7/18 ; H04N7/173

Abstract:
Displaying video on a video display device is disclosed. A first video stream from a first video streaming source is displayed on the display device. A second video stream from a second video streaming source is processed on the display device without displaying the second video stream. Displaying the first video stream is ceased and instead the second video stream is displayed. Supporting operations on a video stream is also disclosed. At least one video chunk is received at a first granularity. A determination is made that an operation is to be performed at a different granularity. At least one video chunk is requested at the different granularity.
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