Patent ID: 7698724
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: controlling a content delivery device to identify a first media stream being delivered to a first set of recipient devices, where the first media stream is providing a content at a delivery rate, and where the content is being displayed at a display rate on the first set of recipient devices; controlling the content delivery device to identify a second media stream being delivered to a second set of recipient devices, where the second media stream is also providing the content at the delivery rate and where the content is also being displayed at the display rate on the second set of recipient devices; controlling the content delivery device to identify a time offset between the first media stream and the second media stream; controlling the content delivery device to converge the time offset between the first media stream and the second media stream by selectively dropping data frames from the second media stream while maintaining the delivery rate unchanged and while maintaining the display rate as unchanged; and upon determining that the time offset has converged, controlling the content delivery device to terminate delivery of the second media stream to the second set of recipient devices and to commence delivery of the first media stream to the second set of recipient devices.