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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Robert M. Wong, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eden S. LI, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Wong, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eden S. Li, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hulu, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for resuming playback of a media program, the playback initiated on a first device and resumed on a second device is disclosed. The method does not rely on additional messages transmitted from the playback devices, but rather on server side monitoring of the transmission of the media program.