Patent ID: 9071853
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving video content as an input of broadcast content data streams from a content distribution system; joining a current content data stream of the input of broadcast content data streams; initiating a determination of an access point in the current content data stream from which to begin converting the current content data stream to unicast HTTP data; receiving, during the determination of the access point, the current content data stream and a previous content data stream of the broadcast content data streams; converting the current content data stream to unicast HTTP data from the determined access point; communicating the unicast HTTP data to a client device for playback of the video content; downloading an initial duration of the video content from a server device that maintains the initial duration of the video content; and communicating the initial duration of the video content to the client device prior to communicating the unicast HTTP data converted from the current content data stream to the client device.