Patent ID: 9553756
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for enabling inter-destination synchronization of processing content parts in a first receiver comprising a first clock and second receiver comprising a second clock, said content parts being associated with a predetermined play-out timeline, said method comprising: in said first receiver, determining first timing information comprising one or more first content part identifiers and associated first processing clock times generated by said first clock, a first content part identifier comprising one or more first fingerprints for identifying a first content part in a first media stream provided to said first receiver; in said second receiver, determining second timing information comprising one or more second content part identifiers and associated second processing clock times generated by said second clock, a second content part identifier identifying a second content part in a second media stream provided to said second receiver, wherein the first content part and the second content part are parts of a same content; based on said first and second timing information, calculating a timing difference in the processing of a content part in said first and second media streams, wherein calculating said timing difference comprises matching at least one of said one or more first fingerprints with reference information comprising one or more reference fingerprints associated with reference positions on said play-out timeline; and based on said timing difference, generating synchronization information for enabling adjustment of the processing of said first and/or second media streams so that inter destination synchronization between said first and second media streams is achieved.