Distribution of advertising-free content and replacement advertising to distinct devices
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1. A method comprising:
- at a first device coupled to a first display;
receiving a first content stream, the first content stream including a content item and one or more first advertisements;
receiving concurrently with the first content stream a second content stream, the second content stream including the content item and not including the one or more first advertisements;
determining by the first device or a server connected to the first device, automatically and without user intervention, whether the first device is linked with one or more second devices;
in accordance with the determination that no second device is linked with the first device, outputting the first content stream including the content item and the one or more first advertisements to the first display; and
in accordance with the determination that a second device is linked with the first device, outputting the second content stream including the content item to the first display without the one or more first advertisements, thereby enabling the second device to display one or more second advertisements on a second display, wherein the second device includes the second display, and wherein a signal causing the second device to display the one or more second advertisements is sent by a server connected to the second device.
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Abstract
A method at a first device coupled to a display includes: when no second device is linked with the first device, receiving a first content stream, the first content stream including a content item and one or more first advertisements, and outputting the content item and the first advertisements to the display. The method also includes: when a second device is linked with the first device, receiving a second content stream, the second content stream including the content item and not including the first advertisements, and outputting the content item to the display without the first advertisements.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a first device coupled to a first display; receiving a first content stream, the first content stream including a content item and one or more first advertisements; receiving concurrently with the first content stream a second content stream, the second content stream including the content item and not including the one or more first advertisements; determining by the first device or a server connected to the first device, automatically and without user intervention, whether the first device is linked with one or more second devices; in accordance with the determination that no second device is linked with the first device, outputting the first content stream including the content item and the one or more first advertisements to the first display; and in accordance with the determination that a second device is linked with the first device, outputting the second content stream including the content item to the first display without the one or more first advertisements, thereby enabling the second device to display one or more second advertisements on a second display, wherein the second device includes the second display, and wherein a signal causing the second device to display the one or more second advertisements is sent by a server connected to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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at a server in communication with a first device; determining by the server, automatically and without user intervention, whether the first device is linked with one or more second devices; in accordance with a determination that no second device is linked with the first device, sending to the first device a first content stream, the first content stream comprising a content item and one or more first advertisements; and in accordance with a determination that a second device is linked with the first device, sending to the first device a second content stream, the second content stream comprising the content item and not including the one or more first advertisements, and signaling the second device to display one or more second advertisements. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, wherein the system includes a first device, comprising:
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one or more processing units; a first display device; and memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processing units; the one or more programs comprising instructions for; receiving a first content stream, the first content stream including a content item and one or more first advertisements; receiving a second content stream concurrently with the first content stream, the second content stream including the content item and not including the one or more first advertisements; determining by the first device or a server connected to the first device, automatically and without user intervention, whether the first device is linked with one or more second devices; in accordance with the determination that no second device is linked with the first device, outputting the first content stream including the content item and the one or more first advertisements to the first display; and in accordance with the determination that a second device is linked with the first device, outputting the second content stream including the content item to the first display without the one or more first advertisements, thereby enabling the second device to display one or more second advertisements on a second display, wherein the second device includes the second display, and wherein a signal causing the second device to display the one or more second advertisements is sent by a server connected to the second device.
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22. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a computer coupled to a first display, wherein the computer includes a first device, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
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receiving a first content stream, the first content stream including a content item and one or more first advertisements; receiving a second content stream concurrently with the first content stream, the second content stream including the content item and not including the one or more first advertisements; determining by the first device or a server connected to the first device, automatically and without user intervention, whether the first device is linked with one or more second devices; in accordance with the determination that no second device is linked with the first device, outputting the first content stream including the content item and the one or more first advertisements to the first display; and in accordance with the determination that a second device is linked with the first device, outputting the second content stream including the content item to the first display without the one or more first advertisements, thereby enabling the second device to display one or more second advertisements on a second display, wherein the second device includes the second display, and wherein a signal causing the second device to display the one or more second advertisements is sent by a server connected to the second device.
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