Patent ID: 11863827
Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 22:
23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising:
pausing or terminating, by the one or more processors, the playback of the indexed first disparate live media output stream upon a first user selection;
capturing, by the one or more processors, a stream identifier of the indexed first disparate live media output stream, the program identifier of the programming content that is currently playing back, and the timing metadata within the indexed first disparate live media output stream,
wherein the client request further comprises the stream identifier and the timing metadata in addition to the program identifier; and

resuming, by the one or more processors, playback of the indexed first disparate live media output stream on at least one of the first client device or a second client device upon a second user selection based on the captured stream identifier of the indexed first disparate live media output stream, the program identifier of the programming content that is currently playing back, and the timing metadata,
wherein a user identifier of the first client device is further associated with the second client device, and
wherein the client request further comprises the stream identifier and the timing metadata in addition to the program identifier.