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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Steven Kessel, Seattle, WA (US);
Ian W. Freed, Seattle, WA (US);
Guy A. Story, New York, NY (US);
Howard Wolfish, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Amit D. Agarwal, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Nanyan Li, Seattle, WA (US);
John Lattyak, Los Gatos, CA (US);
James C. Slezak, Seattle, WA (US);
Beryl Tomay, Newcastle, WA (US);
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Greater Seattle Area, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the sharing of synchronization information corresponding to content among devices in a communication network. An originating device collects synchronization information related to the presentation of content to a user via the originating device. The synchronization information is defined according to reference points related to the presentation of the content to the user via the originating device, including a current state of the presentation of the content and/or additional information obtained during the presentation of the content. Based on detection of a synchronization event, the originating device transmits the collected synchronization information, resulting in the receipt of the synchronization information by one or more receiving devices. Thereafter, the presentation of the content to the user on one of the receiving devices can incorporate the synchronization information collected and transmitted by the originating device.