Patent ID: 8774602
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for recording a media file, comprising: (a) receiving in real time a first content of the media file by a media playing system, wherein the media file comprises a hole; (b) while receiving the media file, playing the media file comprising the hole and the first content by the media playing system in a first play of the media file; (c) storing the received first content in a recorded media file by the media playing system; (d) determining that the recorded media file comprises the hole by the media playing system; (e) determining a location where the hole resides in the media file and a size of the hole by the media playing system, wherein the location comprises a time and the size comprises a time duration; (f) sending the location and the size of the hole to a server by the media playing system; (g) after the first play of the media file, receiving from the server a second content of the media file corresponding to the location and the size by the media playing system; and (h) storing the second content in the recorded media file at the location by the media playing system.