Patent ID: 11956520
Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving an indication that a media item is to be played back in a specific manner, wherein the media item, including a plurality of corresponding media item segments, comprises a single data structure, the plurality of media item segments being encoded in a specified order;
accessing at least one of a plurality of playgraphs for the media item, the playgraphs defining various different playback paths between the media item segments; and
playing back the media item according to the accessed playgraph to provides a customized presentation of the media item, wherein playback of the media item according to the accessed playgraph includes playback of at least one non-sequential media item segment that is out of order relative to the order in which the plurality of media item segments were initially encoded.