Patent ID: 9143547
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a video stream from a streaming server over a wireless network; storing the video stream in a buffer; streaming the video stream from the buffer to a wireless device; detecting that the wireless device has lost communication with the wireless network; continuing to receive the video stream from the streaming server and continuing to store the video stream in the buffer for a period of time; sending a command to the streaming server to pause receiving the video stream from the streaming server and maintaining a network connection to the streaming server when the wireless device does not regain communication with the wireless network within the period of time; determining a point within the video stream at which the wireless device lost communication responsive to detecting that the wireless device has regained communication with the wireless network within the period of time; and resuming streaming of the video stream to the wireless device at the determined point within the video stream.