Patent ID: 8027365

Claim:
A method comprising: obtaining a specific media data file portion by a client electronic device from a remote source, the specific media data file portion comprising an initial chronological portion of a longer time-based digital-media work; locally-storing the specific media data file portion by the client electronic device; processing the locally-stored, specific media data file portion by the client device to generate a first normalized packetized stream; obtaining a specific media data stream by the client electronic device from the remote source, the specific media data stream comprising a residual chronological portion of the longer time-based digital-media work; wherein the locally-stored specific media data file portion is sampled at a first bit rate and the remotely-sourced, specific media data stream is sampled at a second bit rate, wherein the first bit rate is less than the second bit rate; processing the remotely-sourced, specific media data stream by the client electronic device to generate a second normalized packetized stream; and combining, using a packet loss tolerant stitching algorithm, at least a portion of the first normalized packetized stream and at least a portion of the second normalized packetized stream to generate a loss-compensated media data stream substantially comprising the longer time-based digital-media work.