Patent Capital Group
System and method for obfuscating start-up delay in a linear media service environment
A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes receiving a request for a linear media service and determining that the linear media service is not available. An upstream server is provided with start-up content that is streamed in response to the linear media service not being available. The method also includes switching to the linear media service if the linear media service becomes available. In certain example implementations, the upstream server is an origin server, a residential gateway, an edge cache, an endpoint, etc.
Cisco Technology, Inc.
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Mahesh Scott C. Adrian P. William C. James M.
Viveganandhan Labrozzi Phillips VerSteeg Hill