Patent ID: 8099482
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. An entertainment system, comprising: a storage device for storing files; a network interface for coupling the entertainment system with a host system over a network; and a content retrieval module for managing file download requests to the host system, wherein if the content retrieval module receives a request to retrieve a file having a scheduled performance and not stored on the storage device, the content retrieval module causing the scheduled performance file from the host system to be retrieved with a higher priority than retrievals of unscheduled files already in progress, wherein the content retrieval module is configured to record an interruption location for the unscheduled file, and after the downloading of the scheduled performance file is completed, resume downloading the unscheduled file at the interruption location for the unscheduled file, and wherein the content retrieval module is configured to determine a highest interrupt priority among a plurality of scheduled performance files and the interrupt priority for each of the scheduled performance files is based on a function of revenue associated with each of the scheduled performance files.