Patent ID: 7657337
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: H04H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of operation of a receiving device comprising: initially selecting a media station for playback; receiving two content streams transmitted for the media station; identifying one of the two content streams as a first content stream for which to provide playback such that an amount of time until a skip feature is available is minimized; providing playback of the first content stream of the two content streams; buffering one or more most recent media items received in a second content stream of the two content streams during playback of the first content stream; receiving a skip request during playback of the first content stream; in response to the skip request switching playback from the first content stream to the second content stream to provide playback of the second content stream beginning at a start of the one or more most recent media items received in the second content stream that are buffered by the receiving device; and continuing playback of the second content stream at least until a subsequent skip request is received during playback of the second content stream.