Patent ID: 8291122
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G10L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of outputting content, said method comprising: outputting a first content segment using an output channel of an electronic device, wherein said first content segment is accessed from a first channel of said electronic device and buffered using a first buffer of a plurality of buffers; accessing, at said electronic device, a request from a user to switch from said first channel to a second channel of said electronic device; changing, responsive to said request, a state of a component of said electronic device to implement said switch from said first channel to said second channel; and outputting a second content segment using said output channel of said electronic device, wherein said second content segment is accessed from said second channel of said electronic device and buffered using a second buffer of said plurality of buffers, and wherein said outputting said second content segment further comprises outputting said second content segment from a beginning of said second content segment, and wherein said outputting said first content segment further comprises outputting said first content segment contemporaneously with a buffering of said second content segment.