CPC H04N 21/234327 (2013.01) [H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/26216 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for streaming video content, the method comprising:
determining that a current playback position of the video content is closer to a first set of future video segments of the video content than to a second set of future video segments of the video content;
determining that the second set of future video segments is associated with higher artistic interest values than the first set of future video segments, and that a playback time of at least one of the second set of future video segments is inside a time window from the current playback position; and
responsive to the determination that the second set of future video segments is associated with higher artistic interest values than the first set of future video segments and that the playback time of the at least one of the second set of future video segments is inside the time window:
determining a number of video segments among the second set of future video segments to request ahead of the first set of future video segments; and
requesting the number of video segments among the second set of future video segments ahead of the first set of future video segments.
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