Patent ID: 7877525

Claim:
One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for resuming a media object presented on a device following a data loss event that interrupts the presentation of the media object, wherein a portion of the media object has been delivered to a device via a progressive downloading service, the method comprising: recognizing a physical disconnection that occurs at a point during the presentation of the media object, the physical disconnection interrupting the presentation of the media object; detecting a reestablishment of a physical connection; presenting an option to resume the presentation of the media object at the interrupted point; and communicating an indication to resume delivery of the media object at the interrupted point, the indication to resume delivery being communicated to a media proxy storing the media object received from a media server at the interrupted point of the media object, wherein the media proxy is remote from the media server.