GB2552436A - Simulating broadcast television channel surfing for on-demand content - Google Patents

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GB2552436A
GB2552436A GB1715262.0A GB201715262A GB2552436A GB 2552436 A GB2552436 A GB 2552436A GB 201715262 A GB201715262 A GB 201715262A GB 2552436 A GB2552436 A GB 2552436A
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Jose Kauffmann Alejandro
Dahlkamp Hendrik
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Abstract

Described are systems and methods for simulating a traditional television experience with streamed on-demand content. Streamed content may be buffered to allow a user to preview content even when the content is not organized in a traditional numbered channel format. A user may progress through a series of content items (e.g. simulated channel up/down) in order to preview the on-demand content without having to unduly wait for each content item to load and/or buffer.

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715262.0
13.05.2015
21.09.2017 (51) INT CL:
H04N 21/25 (2011.01) H04N 21/438 (2011.01) H04N 27/472 (2011.01) H04N 21/6408 (2011.01)
H04N 21/433 (2011.01) H04N 21/466 (2011.01) H04N 21/482 (2011.01) H04N 21/658 (2011.01) (86) International Application Data:
PCT/US2015/030624 En 13.05.2015 (56) Documents Cited:
US 20130014159 A1 US 20090293093 A1 US 20050114794 A1 (87) International Publication Data:
WO2016/182569 En 17.11.2016 (58) Field of Search:
INT CL H04N
Other: EPO-lnternal, WPI Data (71) Applicant(s):
Google Inc.
(Incorporated in USA - Delaware)
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, United States of America (72) Inventor(s):
Alejandro Jose Kauffmann Hendrik Dahlkamp (74) Agent and/or Address for Service:
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens, 70 Gray's Inn Road, LONDON, WC1X 8BT, United Kingdom (54) Title of the Invention: Simulating broadcast television channel surfing for on-demand content Abstract Title: Simulating broadcast television channel surfing for on-demand content (57) Described are systems and methods for simulating a traditional television experience with streamed ondemand content. Streamed content may be buffered to allow a user to preview content even when the content is not organized in a traditional numbered channel format. A user may progress through a series of content items (e.g. simulated channel up/down) in order to preview the ondemand content without having to unduly wait for each content item to load and/or buffer.
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