Device synchronization
US10511880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/858
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of triggering an instance of companion software to perform an expected action related to a piece of media content during a delivery of that media content by a media device to a content consuming user, the method comprising: the instance of the companion software receiving a synchronization signal transmitted when, in delivering the media content, the media device reaches a reference point in the media content, wherein the synchronisation signal conveys a time instant of that reference point; measuring a current elapsed time from the time instant of the reference point; accessing computer storage holding an association of the expected action with a time instant of a trigger point in the media content; and triggering the expected action when the current elapsed time substantially matches the time instant of the trigger point.
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