Patent ID: 8090862

Claim:
A method for receiving data packages of a streaming item of content at a receiving media player, using at least two communication channels, the method comprising: receiving one or more data packages corresponding to at least a part of the item of content over a first communication channel operationally coupled to the receiving media player; initiating a request for at least a part of the item of content over a second communication channel operationally coupled to the receiving media player; receiving, in response to initiating the request, one or more data packages corresponding to at least a part of the item of content, over the second communication channel; and making incoming content received over the first communication channel ready for processing and play-back at the receiving media player, such that part of the item of content is streamed to a stream target at the receiving media player, while another part of the item of content is being received by the receiving media player over the second communication channel.