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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Julian Daw, Manchester, NH (US);
Bill Wayda, Bensalem, PA (US);
David Chacon-Gonzalez, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);
Ravikumar Guttula, Malvern, PA (US);
Shawn Canga, Antelope, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Ollis, Dresher, PA (US);
Jason Deschenes, Hudson, NH (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04N 21/8549 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/4302 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/8549 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for managing and synchronizing viewing progress of a content item by multiple users. In one implementation, a user returning to a joint viewing session may be presented with options for catching up to other users in the joint viewing session, or otherwise see what the returning user previously missed.