Video content pre-fetching from mobile browser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9137125-B1
Application number	US-201213632692-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Oct 1, 2012
Priority date	Oct 1, 2012
Publication date	Sep 15, 2015
Grant date	Sep 15, 2015

Abstract

Systems and methods for pre-fetching video content from a content server for eventual playback on a mobile device are disclosed herein. The system includes a component that creates a request for a video stored on a video content server, wherein the request can include a rule that can control and govern broadcast conditions implemented by the video content server in order to return the requested video to the requester. Additionally, the system can include a transmitting component that relays the request for the video to the content service for subsequent fulfillment of the request.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
generating, by a mobile device that includes at least one microprocessor, a request for a video hosted by a content service;
predicting a broadcast condition associated with the mobile device at a future period in time based upon at least one characteristic associated with the mobile device;
associating, by the mobile device, a rule with the request, wherein the rule employs the broadcast condition to regulate return of the video to…

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

• Doronichev Andrey

Classifications

• H04L41/509 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/65

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• H04W4/18 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L65/612

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L12/189

  Electricity · mapped topic