Patent ID: 9423945
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for facilitating shared media consumption among two or more users associated with respective computing devices communicatively coupled via a network, the method comprising: receiving data indicative of two or more users associated with respective computing devices; receiving a selection of a media content item to be concurrently rendered on the respective computing devices; sending, to the respective computing devices of the two or more users, data of the selected media content item; allowing an identified remote holder of the two or more users to send information pertaining to content playback of the selected media content item; based on the information, allowing control of content playback on the respective computing devices of others of the two or more users; allowing the identified remote holder to send updated information pertaining to content playback of the selected media content item, wherein in response to the updated information, content playback on the respective computing devices of others of the two or more users is controlled in according with the updated information; and allowing one of the other users to make a request for remote holder status.