Patent SG-11201808640V-A (SG)
Title: Systems and methods for quick start-up of playback
Inventor: AMIDEL WILLIAM
IPC: G06F15/16
Filed: 2017-03-14
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization MD IIIII0110111 11111 01011111011101011111111011111111011111111111110111111 International Bureau 0.. .1 j (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ..... .....!;,' WO 2017/172352 Al 5 October 2017 (05.10.2017) IN I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every GOOF 15/16 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/US2017/022348 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 14 March 2017 (14.03.2017) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (25) Filing Language: English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (26) Publication Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (30) Priority Data: ZA, ZM, ZW. 15/085,598 30 March 2016 (30.03.2016) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: SONIC IP, INC. [US/US]; 4790 Eastgate kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Mall, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121 (US). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (72) Inventors: AMIDEL, William, David; PO Box 928365, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, San Diego, CA 92192 (US). BRANESS, Jason; 15659 S. TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, Chevy Chase, San Diego, CA 92127 (US). DOBRIN, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Cristina; 4790 Eastgate Mall, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121 (US). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Agent: WILBAR, William, P.; KPPB LLP, 2400 E. Ka- Published: tella, Suite 1050, Anaheim, CA 92806 (US). = (74) = — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUICK START-UP OF PLAYBACK = (57) : Systems and methods for quick start-up of playback in accord- - — sos ance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. Media content may be encoded in a plurality of alternative streams and a quick start-up stream. The = Re eive !roer. File quick start-up stream may include media content that is encoded at a lower 5_0 that the alternative and may be encrypted with a different, less — = = , quality streams secure encryption process than that of the alternative streams. During a start- = A lerrati.e Streems 5_5 up of playback, the playback device streams the media content from a quick . = Retrieve Derr ptinn Ke', ter start-up stream until a metric, such as a decryption key for the alternative streams is met. The device then streams the media content from the alternat- — = . ive streams in response to the metric being met. = Retrieve Ctuck Sta I cio Seam = Ilfor lat or From Coirta ret File 525 ReIr e.e Decryol on Iritcrrla:ol for Second Et,n,plicn Prcr.ess 5 iu = - Request oortIon cf Start-up Sys Li - = Receive Pe, eslcd oc• crl'cin Content Provider 540 11 rec., yed port co 545 FIG. 5 N I :cryonon Key Rece ye tt en 50 N IN Strear mg I onl L Str3arr , End 11 ....... IN 11 © N O