Apple Inc.

Keith G Henrickson

Cesar De Camargo Barscevicius

Thomas M Alsina

Edward T Schmidt

Deepak R Iyer

Nicholas James Paulson

Szu-Wen Huang

Astrid Yi

Jason P Ketterman

Brian D Pietsch

Charles Magahern

Elena Leyfman

Cody D Jorgensen

Andrew J Sinesio

Aurie Bendahan

Harry Simmonds

Victor Gabriel Maraccini

Sanket S Dave

Owen Imholte

The subject technology provides for concurrent streaming of media content to multiple media devices. A host device may receive, from a first accessory device, a first request for first media content, the first request corresponding to a first voice input, and receive, from a second accessory device, a second request for second media content, the second request corresponding to a second voice input to the second accessory device. The host device may store a first context record including identification information for the first accessory device and the first media content, and store, while storing the first context record, a second context record including identification information for the second accessory device and the second media content. The host device may stream the first media content to the first accessory device, and stream, to second accessory device and concurrently with the streaming of the first media content, the second media content.

Concurrent streaming of content to multiple devices

Techniques are disclosed for managing media playback among an ad hoc group of playback devices. Such techniques may involve building a session among the playback devices in which playback devices communicate information regarding their playback capabilities. Based on the playback capabilities of the devices, playback mode may be derived for the session. Playback operations may be synchronized among the devices that are members of the session, in which devices receive identification of asset(s) to be rendered pursuant to the playback operation and timing information of playback of the asset. The devices may stream the playback assets directly from media sources when they are capable of doing so. In this manner, communication resources are conserved.

Encapsulating and synchronizing state interactions between devices

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Keith G Henrickson