Patent ID: 7930419
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A content delivery system for streaming live video content to one or more client computing devices over a network, said system comprising: a content delivery server configured for streaming video content for two or more live videos over a network substantially concurrently, wherein a first live video is streamed over the network by said content delivery server at a resolution higher than a second live video streamed over the network by said content delivery server; at least one client computing device in communication with the content delivery server over said network, said client computing device running a client application, the client application having a media player component configured for receiving the video content from said content delivery server, decoding the video content, and displaying at least the first and second live videos substantially concurrently to a user, the first live video being displayed at a higher resolution than the second live video: wherein the first live video is displayed in a first pane and the second live video is displayed in a second pane, the first pane and the second pane being displayed as part of a single user interface window; wherein the user interface window further comprises a text pane, and the client application is further configured for displaying text information related to the first live video in the text pane and maintaining the association of the text information displayed in the text pane and the first live video displayed in the first pane; and wherein the text information comprises a hyperlink to a website related to the particular selected live video displayed in the first pane, and wherein the client application is further configured for instructing said client computing device to launch a new browser to display the website in response to selection of the hyperlink by the user.