	US 12,470,677 B2
	Commercials on mobile devices
Adam L. Berger, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Joshua Pressnell, Spring Valley, OH (US); and Richard David Jackson, Parana (BR)
Assigned to PENTHERA PARTNERS, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Penthera Partners, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/654,520.
Application 18/654,520 is a continuation of application No. 17/818,946, filed on Aug. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,991,489.
Application 17/818,946 is a continuation of application No. 17/348,443, filed on Jun. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,418,768, issued on Aug. 16, 2022.
Application 17/348,443 is a continuation of application No. 16/816,532, filed on Mar. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,070,780, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Application 16/816,532 is a continuation of application No. 15/963,954, filed on Apr. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,616,546, issued on Apr. 7, 2020.
Application 15/963,954 is a continuation of application No. 15/457,351, filed on Mar. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,104,357, issued on Oct. 16, 2018.
Application 15/457,351 is a continuation of application No. 14/504,360, filed on Oct. 1, 2014, granted, now 9,621,840, issued on Apr. 11, 2017.
Application 14/504,360 is a continuation of application No. 14/243,971, filed on Apr. 3, 2014, granted, now 8,923,683, issued on Dec. 30, 2014.
Application 14/243,971 is a continuation of application No. 14/016,963, filed on Sep. 3, 2013, granted, now 8,718,445, issued on May 6, 2014.
Application 14/504,360 is a continuation of application No. 14/243,937, filed on Apr. 3, 2014, granted, now 8,929,717, issued on Jan. 6, 2015.
Application 14/243,937 is a continuation of application No. 14/016,963, filed on Sep. 3, 2013, granted, now 8,718,445, issued on May 6, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2025/0008065 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. H04N 9/82 (2006.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/92 (2006.01); H04N 5/93 (2006.01)

CPC H04N 9/8205 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0264 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0269 (2013.01); G11B 27/10 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 5/92 (2013.01); H04N 5/93 (2013.01)]

9 Claims

1. A method for playing a media item from a non-volatile local storage unit of a player device, the method comprising:

storing the media item on the non-volatile local storage unit of the player device;

storing a first set of content break items on the non-volatile local storage unit of the player device;

after storing the media item on the non-volatile local storage unit of the player device and after storing on the non-volatile local storage unit of the player device the first set of content break items, detecting a request to play the media item; and

in response to detecting the request to play the media item:

performing a process for obtaining from a remote server a first set of content break item URLs, and

initiating playing the media item from the non-volatile local storage unit, wherein

the process for obtaining the first set of content break item URLs comprises transmitting a request to the remote server and receiving from the remote server a response responsive to the request,

the response comprises the first set of content break item URLs, and each content break item URL identifies a content break item file stored at a content server remote from the player device,

the step of initiating the playing of the media item from the non-volatile local storage unit is performed after receiving from the remote server the response comprising the first set of content break item URLs, and

initiating the playing of the media item from the non-volatile local storage unit comprises retrieving the media item from the non-volatile locale storage unit.