Patent ID: 9578366
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: launching an application on a first device, wherein the application allows the first device to trigger a service based on a program being played on a second device; causing the second device to, in response to user input entered at the first device while the program is being played on the second device, generate a visual code associated with the program being played on the second device and display the visual code; capturing, at the first device, the visual code being displayed by the second device, wherein the visual code includes encoded information for determining program ID information associated with the program being played on the second device and timing information associated with the program being played on the second device, and wherein the visual code is configured at least in part for creating a bookmark for a media segment of the program; determining the program ID information and the timing information from the encoded information included in the captured visual code; and triggering the service for the application using the determined timing information and the determined program ID information, wherein the service comprises creating the bookmark based at least in part on the determined timing information and the determined program ID information.