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Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 09, 2015
Applicant:

Sitting Man, Llc, Raleigh, NC (US);

Inventor:

Robert Paul Morris, Raleigh, NC (US);

Assignee:

Cypress Lake Software, Inc., Woodville, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/80 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04L 65/608 (2013.01); H04N 9/80 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/44227 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems are described for coordinating playing of media streams. In one aspect, an access by a media player to a presentation device to play a media stream is detected. Additionally, presentation focus information is accessed for determining whether the media player has presentation focus for playing the media stream. Further, it is determine, based on the presentation focus information, that the media player has presentation focus for playing the media stream. Still further, in response to determining the media player has presentation focus, it is indicated that the media player is allowed to play the media stream via the presentation device.


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