Patent ID: 8755669

Claim:
A system for switching from a first audio/video sequence to a live audio/video sequence, the live audio/video sequence including a splice point time stamp, the system comprising a plurality of operationally connected elements including: a disk to store content therein including the first audio/video sequence; a live receiver to receive the live audio/video sequence; a buffer; a demultiplexer arrangement to demultiplex, at least some of the first audio/video sequence from the disk for storage in the buffer and then demultiplex at least some of the live audio/video sequence from the live receiver for storage in the buffer; and a decoder to decode the demultiplexed audio/video stored in the buffer including first decoding the first audio/video sequence and then decoding the live audio/video sequence from the splice point time stamp, wherein: the demultiplexer arrangement is operative to push the first audio/video sequence faster than real-time, from the disk, through the demultiplexer arrangement and into the buffer so that the demultiplexing of the live audio/video sequence into the buffer can commence a number of frames prior to the splice point time stamp while the first audio/video sequence is being decoded from the buffer by the decoder; while the demultiplexer arrangement is pushing the first audio/video sequence faster than real-time, from the disk, through the demultiplexer arrangement and into the buffer, the first audio/video sequence is not being pushed through the decoder faster than real-time.