Patent ID: 9661044
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method of delivering localized media content comprising a base file and a localized file to a content playback device, comprising: determining whether to stream a fragment of the base file or a fragment of the localized file to the content playback device, wherein the base file and the localized file each comprise a plurality of file fragments contained in a single file, and wherein the base file is an original release version of a video, wherein the base file consists of an original release version of a movie or show, and wherein the localized file comprises content that is substituted within the original release version for playback of a localized release version of the movie or show; streaming a subset of the plurality of file fragments of the base file to the content playback device; and streaming the plurality of file fragments of the localized file to the content playback device, wherein at least one of the file fragments of the base file is streamed in between file fragments of the localized file, wherein at least one of the file fragments of the localized file is streamed in place of one of the file fragments of the base file; wherein playback logic contained in a playlist determines an order of streaming each of the subset of the plurality of base file fragments and each of the plurality of localized file fragments for playback of the localized media content, wherein the playback logic switches from the base file to the localized file and from the localized file to the base file during playback.