Patent ID: 7826708
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: H04H,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for customizing a partially buffered media stream, comprising using a computing device to: partially buffer an incoming media stream having a plurality of unknown media objects, each media object having unknown temporal endpoints; begin a playback of the buffered media stream when the buffer reaches a predetermined level; analyze the buffered media stream to identify media objects within the media stream; deleting media objects from the media stream whenever the identity of particular media objects appears in a list of objects to be deleted; replenishing the buffered media stream by inserting one or more replacement media objects into the buffered media stream between at least two adjacent media objects remaining in the buffered media stream; and wherein selection of the replacement media objects is guided by a similarity analysis between each of the adjacent media objects and a set of one or more potential replacement media objects provided in a library of media objects.