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System and method of transferring control of media playback between electronic devices

  • US 9,843,607 B2
  • Filed: 11/01/2012
  • Issued: 12/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transferring control of media playback between a source device and a destination device, the method comprising:

  • initiating playback of media content at the source device;

    establishing, at the source device, a peer-to-peer device pairing with the destination device, wherein the peer-to-peer device pairing includes a wireless connection between the source device and the destination device;

    streaming, from the source device, the media content for media playback to the destination device, where the media content is streamed through a wireless connection between the source device and the destination device;

    comparing, at the source device, characteristics of the media content with characteristics of media content locally accessible at the destination device, wherein the media content locally accessible at the destination device is stored locally at the destination device or accessible to the destination device, and wherein the media content locally accessible at the destination device or accessible to the destination device is from a different source than the media content streaming from the source device;

    while streaming the media content from the source device to the destination device, determining, at the source device, whether to transfer control of the media playback to the destination device based on the comparison of the characteristics of the media content locally accessible at the destination device;

    transferring control of the media playback to the destination device when a predetermined number of characteristics of the media content locally accessible at the destination device match the characteristics of the media content streaming from the source device to the destination device, wherein transferring control of the media playback enables the destination device to control playback of the media content and play a local copy of the media content; and

    terminating the peer-to-peer device pairing when control of the media playback to the destination device is transferred, wherein terminating the peer-to-peer device pairing includes terminating the wireless connection.

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