Streaming Playback Handoff Using Shared Resume State
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face the cumbersome task of setting up streaming media playback in a new location, requiring them to select the streaming channel, identify the content, and locate the previous playback position, which can be time-consuming and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows seamless transfer of streaming media playback between devices by sharing a common network, enabling communication between media devices to resume playback at the same position using commands from a remote control or mobile device, with options for background data broadcasting and system server integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user switches to a different device or room to stream media, then the user can consume media in multiple locations, but the user must manually reselect channels, identify content, and locate playback position
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically transmitting playback state information (channel selection, content identification, playback position) from the first media device to the second media device before the user needs to use the second device. This pre-positioning of data eliminates the need for manual reconfiguration when switching devices or locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (communication network and playback state information transmission) that bridges the first media device and second media device. This intermediary automatically transfers the necessary playback data, serving as a mediator that eliminates direct user intervention in the device switching process.
2Ease of operation
If the system automatically transfers playback state information between devices, then user convenience is improved, but network communication and data transmission infrastructure is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the media device universal by enabling it to function both as a local playback device and as a networked device capable of communicating playback state information. The same media device performs multiple functions: local content playback, network communication, and automatic state synchronization, reducing the need for separate specialized infrastructure.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for transferring streaming media playback between streaming media devices. In an example embodiment, a user may be streaming content using a first media device. The user may then send a command to the first media device to transfer the streaming content to a second media device. The first media device may identify the second media device as being on a common network and transmit a wake command to the second media device as well as media playback state information indicating a playback position to resume playback. In some embodiments, the first media device may download the media playback state information onto a mobile device. The mobile device may then provide the media playback state information to the second media device to resume playback at the first media device's playback position.