Playing multimedia content on multiple devices
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1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media, storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause performance of:
- playing back a media content item at a first device;
concurrently playing back the media content item at a second device, the playback of the media content item at the first device synchronized, for a period of time, with playback of the media content item at the second device;
determining a content rating of the media content item; and
in response to determining that the content rating of the media content item exceeds a rating threshold;
while the first device is playing back a particular portion of the media content item, playing back different content on the second device in place of the particular portion; and
upon completion of playback of the particular portion at the first device, resuming synchronized playback of the media content item at the first device and the second device.
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Abstract
A method for displaying multimedia content is described. The method includes causing playing of multimedia content on a first device; responsive to a first user input, on a second device, comprising one of: playing, fast forwarding, rewinding, or pausing the playing of the multimedia content: causing an action comprising one of: playing, fast forwarding, rewinding, or pausing of the multimedia content on the second device at a start position that is based on the user input and a current position of the playing of the multimedia content on the first device.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media, storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause performance of:
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playing back a media content item at a first device; concurrently playing back the media content item at a second device, the playback of the media content item at the first device synchronized, for a period of time, with playback of the media content item at the second device; determining a content rating of the media content item; and in response to determining that the content rating of the media content item exceeds a rating threshold; while the first device is playing back a particular portion of the media content item, playing back different content on the second device in place of the particular portion; and upon completion of playback of the particular portion at the first device, resuming synchronized playback of the media content item at the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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causing, by a content management device, playback of a media content item at first device; causing, by the content management device, concurrent playback of the media content item at a second device, the playback of the media content item at the first device synchronized, for a period of time, with playback of the media content item at the second device; determining a content rating of the media content item; and in response to determining that the content rating of the media content item exceeds a rating threshold; while the first device is playing back a particular portion of the media content item, the content management device causing playback of different content on the second device in place of the particular portion; and upon completion of playback of the particular portion at the first device, causing resumption of synchronized playback of the media content item at the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware in one or more computing devices, configured to cause playback of a media content item at a first device; a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware in one or more computing devices, configured to cause concurrent playback of the media content item at a second device, the playback of the media content item at the first device synchronized, for a period of time, with playback of the media content item at the second device; a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware in one or more computing devices, configured to determine a content rating of the media content item; and subsystems, implemented at least partially by hardware in one or more computing devices, configured, in response to determining that the content rating of the media content item exceeds a rating threshold, to; while the first device is playing back a particular portion of the media content item, cause playback of different content on the second device in place of the particular portion; and upon completion of playback of the particular portion at the first device, cause resumption of synchronized playback of the media content item at the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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