SYNCHRONIZATION OF DIGITAL CONTENT

• US 20130013812A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kessel, Steven, Freed, Ian W., Story, Guy A. Jr., Agarwal, Amit D., Nicholls, Nanyan, Lattyak, John, Slezak, James C., Tomay, Beryl, Bezos, Jeffrey P., Wolfish, Howard
• Granted Patent: US 9,697,497 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/248
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the sharing of synchronization information corresponding to content among devices in a communication network. An originating device collects synchronization information related to the presentation of content to a user via the originating device. The synchronization information is defined according to reference points related to the presentation of the content to the user via the originating device, including a current state of the presentation of the content and/or additional information obtained during the presentation of the content. Based on detection of a synchronization event, the originating device transmits the collected synchronization information, resulting in the receipt of the synchronization information by one or more receiving devices. Thereafter, the presentation of the content to the user on one of the receiving devices can incorporate the synchronization information collected and transmitted by the originating device.

Claims

1. A method for managing the presentation of content comprising:

collecting information associated with the presentation of a first representation of content on a device, wherein the content is associated with a set of tracking points and wherein the collected information associated with the presentation of the first representation of content includes an identification of at least one tracking point from the set of tracking points;

modifying the at least one tracking point in the collected information associated with the presentation of the first representation of the content on the device based on a user command to modify the at least one tracking point;

determining whether a synchronization event has occurred; and

causing the incorporation of the collected information with regard to a second representation of content on the device, wherein causing the incorporation is responsive to a determined synchronization event.