Patent ID: 9639246
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,G11B,H04N

Claim:
1. A computer system for seamless playback of composite media, the system comprising: a processor and memory configured to execute software instructions, the instructions comprising the following components: a user interface component configured to provide an interface through which a content producer can select clips for inclusion in a composite media stream; a clip identification component configured to receive start and stop information about each of multiple clips to be included in the composite media stream; and a composite manifest component configured to create a composite manifest that describes the composite media stream, including an identification of each clip that comprises the composite media stream, each clip defines a start time and an end time of media content within a chunk that is to be played, each chunk being an individually addressable portion of media content that is cacheable by a network infrastructure, the composite manifest describes a plurality of chunks of media content forming the composite media presentation and an order for playback of the chucks based on the sequence of clips.