Abstract: This patent disclosure provides various embodiments of a client-server based digital video playback system and technique. In one aspect, a process for playing internet/online videos on a user device is disclosed. This process can begin by sending a video playback request for playing an online video to the server, wherein the video playback request includes a device type and a browser type of the user device. Next, the process receives a set of video playback addresses and a set of video playback configuration files from the server, wherein the set of video playback addresses and the set of video playback configuration files are generated based on the device type and the browser type. The process subsequently selects a video playback address from the set of video playback addresses corresponding to a transcoded version of the online video that matches a device version and a browser version of the user device.

Abstract: This patent disclosure provides various embodiments of an online video playback system and technique. In one aspect, a process for playing an internet/online video on a user device is disclosed. This process can begin by executing a user application including a video link to an online video, such as an online video Ad. The process then executes the video link to cause a new browser window to be opened within the user application and further cause a video playback request for the online video to be sent to a server. The process next receives a set of video playback addresses from the server specifying a set of storage locations of a set of transcoded versions of the online video. The process subsequently selects a video playback address from the set of video playback addresses corresponding to a transcoded version of the online video that matches a device version and a browser version of the user device.

Abstract: This patent disclosure provides various embodiments of a client-server based digital video playback system and technique. In one aspect, a process for playing an internet/online video on a user device is disclosed. This process can begin by sending a video playback request for playing back an online video to a server. Next, the process receives a set of video playback addresses corresponding to a set of transcoded versions of the online video and a recommended playback order for the set of transcoded versions from the server. Note that the set of video playback addresses and the recommended playback order are generated based on the video playback request. The process subsequently selects a first video playback address from the set of video playback addresses corresponding to the highest order in the recommended playback order.

Abstract: This patent disclosure provides various embodiments of a client-server based digital video playback system and technique. In one aspect, a process for playing internet/online videos on a user device is disclosed. This process can begin by sending a video playback request for playing an online video to the server, wherein the video playback request includes a device type and a browser type of the user device. Next, the process receives a set of video playback addresses and a set of video playback configuration files from the server, wherein the set of video playback addresses and the set of video playback configuration files are generated based on the device type and the browser type. The process subsequently selects a video playback address from the set of video playback addresses corresponding to a transcoded version of the online video that matches a device version and a browser version of the user device.