Patent ID: 8054382

Claim:
A system, comprising: a master television set configured for use as a master timing device to coordinate synchronization of one or more common broadcast television signals also received by at least one other television set; and at least a second television set configured as a slave timing device in communication with the master timing device for displaying a common audiovisual signal output; where the master television set is configured to: receive an alert indicating a tuning event of one of a television channel and a television program tuned by the second television set and a current media position of the second television set from the second television set; determine, in response to the alert, whether the second television set is tuned to a same television channel and television program as a television channel and television program tuned by the master television set and whether a media position of the master television set is a most-delayed media position relative to the current media position of the second television set; introduce, in response to determining that the second television set is tuned to the same television channel and television program as the television channel and television program tuned by the master television set and that the media position of the master television set is not the most-delayed media position, a processing delay into the media position of the master television set to create a greater delay in the media position of the master television set than the current media position of the second television set; and send the media position of the master television set to the second television set, where the second television set synchronizes with the media position of the master television set by delaying the current media position of the second television set.