US 11,792,472 B2
Schedule-based uninterrupted buffering and streaming
Kalpit Singh, Jaipur (IN); Hob Hairston, Cedar Park, TX (US); and Henry Fieglein, Leander, TX (US)
Assigned to Wayne Fueling Systems LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Wayne Fueling Systems LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/574,668.
Prior Publication US 2021/0084365 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 21/44004 (2013.01) [H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/8451 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a streaming server, at least one first media file;
creating, by the streaming server, a first media file playlist including the at least one first media file;
receiving, by the streaming server, a schedule defining a first desired output time at which a client is to output the first media file playlist;
associating, by the streaming server, the first media file playlist with the first desired output time;
generating, by the streaming server, a schedule-based streaming buffer that stores the first media file playlist prior to the first desired output time; and
providing, by the streaming server, the schedule-based streaming buffer to the client such that the client outputs the first media file playlist at the first desired output time.