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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Kevin L. Baum, Rolling Meadow, IL (US);
Stephen P. Emeott, Rolling Meadow, IL (US);
Faisal Ishtiaq, Chicago, IL (US);
Kevin L. Baum, Rolling Meadow, IL (US);
Stephen P. Emeott, Rolling Meadow, IL (US);
Faisal Ishtiaq, Chicago, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes launching an application on a first device. The application allows the first device to trigger a service based on a program being played on a second device. The first device captures a visual code being displayed in association with the program being played on the second device. The visual code includes encoded information for program ID information associated with the program being played on the second device and timing information associated with the program being played on the second device. The method determines the program ID information and the timing information from the encoded information included in the visual code and then triggers the service for the application using the timing information and the program ID information.