SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT DOWNLOAD

摘要

A method and apparatus for downloading a content file wherein content data is downloaded out of sequence, with data required to begin playback being downloaded first are described. The method and apparatus for downloading a content file include allocating a storage space for the content file, downloading a first portion of data located at the beginning of the content file to the storage space, processing the first portion of data for determining a file type of the content file, downloading a second portion of data from the content file to the storage space wherein, a location of the second portion within the content file is determined responsive to the file type, and the second portion may be out of sequence with the first portion.

主权项

1. A method for downloading a content file wherein content data is downloaded out of sequence, with data required to begin playback being downloaded first, said method comprising:
allocating a storage space for said content file; downloading a first portion of data located at the beginning of the content file to the storage space; processing the first portion of data for determining a file type of the content file; and downloading a second portion of data from the content file to the storage space wherein, a location of the second portion within the content file is determined responsive to the file type, and the second portion may be out of sequence with the first portion, wherein said second portion of data comprises one of metadata, indexing information, chapter offsets and any other useful decoding information.