Patent ID: 8799495

Claim:
A system, comprising: a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising: receiving, from a first device, selection data representing a set of devices to which multimedia content is to be streamed, wherein the set of devices comprises the first device and the devices of the set of devices are configured to play the multimedia content; receiving, from the first device, a command to initiate synchronized playback of the multimedia content by the set of devices; synchronizing distribution of media streams comprising the multimedia content to the devices of the set of devices; receiving, from at least two devices of the set of devices, at least two other commands, respectively, to control the synchronized playback of the multimedia content by the set of devices; arbitrating a conflict determined to have arisen between the at least two other commands in response to receiving the at least two other commands within a predetermined window of time; and directing control of the synchronized playback of the multimedia content by the set of devices comprising applying the at least two other commands to the media streams based on a resolution of the arbitrating.