Patent ID: 8442388

Claim:
A device for use with a stream of video content and a video display, the video display being operable to display a video based on the stream of video content, said device comprising: a receiver arranged to receive the stream of video content; a circular buffer operable to store up to a predetermined first length of the stream of video content as buffered video content; an output portion operable to output a first video signal, based on the buffered video content, to the video display; a controller operable to control said output portion to output the first video signal as one of the buffered video content playing in real time, a paused portion of the buffered video content, and a previously played portion of the buffered video content; and a second buffer operable to store a portion of the buffered video content as stored video content, wherein said output portion is further operable to output a second video signal, based on the stored video content, to the video display, wherein said circular buffer is further operable to continue to store the stream of video content when said controller controls said output portion to output the first video signal as one of the paused portion of the buffered video content and the previously played portion of the buffered video content, and wherein when said circular buffer stores the stream of video content for a second length that is greater than the first length, said controller is further operable to control said second buffer to store a predetermined portion of the second length as the portion of the buffered video content.