Patent ID: 9489113
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A system for playback of media content, including the use of touch menus, comprising: a media device, including a processor, which media device is adapted to play media content provided by a computer system operating as a media server; a user interface, provided at the media device, which user interface is adapted to display a visual array of at least one of playlists or media options, a prebuffering logic that enables a portion of each media content item to be pre-buffered at the media device, so that, while media options are being prepared for display, their related media content is pre-buffered at the same time; a playback logic, provided at the media device, which is adapted to play media content items associated with one or more media options that are proximate to a selected point or region within the visual array; and a touch logic, provided at the media devices, which is adapted to