US 11,696,002 B2
Dynamic topology generation for branching narratives
Maxine Cheung, Belmont, CA (US); Mark Watson, San Francisco, CA (US); Carla Christine Fisher, Los Gatos, CA (US); Kevin Pei-Wen Lee, San Jose, CA (US); and Yves Raimond, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to NETFLIX, INC., Los Gatos, CA (US)
Filed by NETFLIX, INC., Los Gatos, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/514,573.
Application 17/514,573 is a continuation of application No. 16/048,174, filed on Jul. 27, 2018, granted, now 11,223,884.
Prior Publication US 2022/0053247 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 21/8541 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/8545 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/8541 (2013.01) [H04N 21/23406 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4758 (2013.01); H04N 21/8545 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
identifying a first topology of an interactive media title, wherein the first topology indicates a first plurality of segments of the interactive media title that can be played in response to one or more user selections;
generating first user data associated with a first set of users who have accessed the interactive media title;
generating a separate set of buffering parameters for each segment included in the first plurality of segments based on the first user data;
at least partially buffering a first segment included in the first plurality of segments based on a first separate set of buffering parameters associated with the first segment; and
transmitting a buffered portion of the first segment to an output device.