公开(公告)号：US12273583B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US17620333

申请日：2019-12-02

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Chris Chan ,  Kenneth J. Mackay ,  James Carroll West ,  Tavis A. Maclellan

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/436

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing dynamic media sessions are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: transmitting, from a leader device to follower devices that each belong to a group of media playback devices in a group media playback session, control instructions that cause a media content item to be synchronously presented with the leader device and the follower devices in the group of media playback devices; during the synchronous presentation of the media content item, receiving an indication to halt presentation of the media content item by the leader device; in response to receiving the indication and in response to determining that the leader device is to remain the leader device of the group of media playback devices, halting the presentation of the media content item on the leader device while continuing to transmit updated control instructions that cause the media content item in the group media playback session to continue being synchronously presented on the follower devices remaining in the group of media playback devices.

公开(公告)号：US20220210502A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17620333

申请日：2019-12-02

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Chris Chan ,  Kenneth J. Mackay ,  James Carroll West ,  Tavis A. Maclellan

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/436

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing dynamic media sessions are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: transmitting, from a leader device to follower devices that each belong to a group of media playback devices in a group media playback session, control instructions that cause a media content item to be synchronously presented with the leader device and the follower devices in the group of media playback devices; during the synchronous presentation of the media content item, receiving an indication to halt presentation of the media content item by the leader device; in response to receiving the indication and in response to determining that the leader device is to remain the leader device of the group of media playback devices, halting the presentation of the media content item on the leader device while continuing to transmit updated control instructions that cause the media content item in the group media playback session to continue being synchronously presented on the follower devices remaining in the group of media playback devices.