Patent ID: 11876849
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. An electronic device comprising:
an application installed on the electronic device;
an intermediate storage unit on the electronic device, wherein the intermediate storage unit is a first buffer space in a memory of the electronic device and that is allocated to the application installed on the electronic device;
a target storage unit, wherein the target storage unit is a second buffer space allocated to the application installed on the electronic device; and
a processor coupled to the intermediate storage unit and the target storage unit and configured to:
play a video, through a network of the electronic device, using the application;
allocate the intermediate storage unit to the first application when a first condition is satisfied;
send, to a server, request signaling requesting to send data related to the video from the server to the intermediate storage unit on the electronic device;
store, in the intermediate storage unit, the data from the server;
move the data from the intermediate storage unit on the electronic device to the target storage unit on the electronic device, wherein the target storage unit supports the application;
obtain the data from the target storage unit; and
play the data.