Patent ID: 9215267
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device having a computer readable program stored thereon, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to: receive, at a computing device, a first request for streamed content that is a subset of a set of content; receive, at the computing device, the streamed content from a network; store, at the computing device, the streamed content; play, at the computing device, at least a portion of the streamed content; receive, at the computing device, a second request to download a remainder of the set of content; select, at the computing device, a download bitrate; and receive, at the computing device, the remainder of the set of content from the network according to the download bitrate without deleting the streamed content such that an entirety of the set of content is received in a period of time that is less than an entire download of the set of content.