Patent ID: 9554186
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of operating an electronic device for playback of video content, the method comprising: displaying, at a user interface of an electronic device, an array of video options, receiving, at the user interface of the electronic device, a first request to play first video content associated with a first video stream at the user interface of the electronic device; in response to receiving the first request, pre-buffering data related to the first video stream, including requesting, by the electronic device, the data related to the first video stream from the media server; while pre-buffering said data at the electronic device, during a pre-buffering time, and before playing the first video content at the user interface, upon expiration of the pre-buffering time, transitioning from displaying the displayed still image, to playing the first video content.