IP3 2022 – Streaming Media Playback (LOT 10763)

This lot is generally related to playing of media content over multiple devices. Techniques are disclosed to play media content among multiple devices by receiving by a second device an instruction to play a second copy of the media content, the second device obtains a progress information such as a current progress in a playing of a first copy of the media content from the first device and creates a second copy of the media content along with the progress information. Also disclosed are techniques to fetch a second copy of the media content by the second device based on the second progress information to play the content on both devices. Further disclosed are techniques to update the first progress information by the first device based on the playing of the first copy of the media content by the first device and updating the second progress information by the second device based on the playing of the second copy of the media content by the second device. The technology may be implemented in online video, online media content, mobile apps, networked television sets, etc.