Patent ID: 11954306
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for providing remote media control, the method comprising:
receiving, at a cast receiver included in a media player device from a first cast controller included in a first device, instructions to process a content item at the cast receiver, the content item being initiated by the first device including the first cast controller;
receiving, at the cast receiver included in the media player device, a command message from a second cast controller included in a second device, a command message to adjust a volume of the content item, wherein the cast receiver is configured to receive command messages from the first cast controller and the second cast controller;
changing the volume of the content item by the cast receiver included in the media player device upon receiving the command message from the second cast controller; and
sending, from the cast receiver included in the media player device, a state notification to the first cast controller and the second cast controller upon changing the volume of the content item by the cast receiver, wherein: the state notification is information related to the content item that includes a volume status of the content item; and
the state notification triggers the first cast controller and the second cast controller to update volume information presented.