Streaming and downloading of content

摘要

Methods, apparatuses, systems, and software are described for providing content to a device comprising streaming content and sending content in a non-streaming manner (e.g., by downloading a file containing the content). In some aspects, switching between streaming and downloading may be performed in a dynamic manner during presentation of the content, and may be seamless to the user's viewing experience.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
streaming, by at least one computing device, first data representing at least a first portion of content to a device, wherein the content comprises the first portion, a second portion, and a third portion; sending, at least partially during a same timeframe as the streaming, second data representing at least the second portion of the content to the device; determining that a threshold amount of the second data has been sent, wherein the threshold amount corresponds to the first portion and the second portion; and stopping the streaming, by the at least one computing device, responsive to determining that the threshold amount of the second data has been sent.