US 11,671,662 B2
Methods and systems for controlling media display in a smart media display environment
Adam Glazier, Austin, TX (US); and Tomer Shekel, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/205,480.
Application 17/205,480 is a continuation of application No. 16/179,579, filed on Nov. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,958,974.
Application 16/179,579 is a continuation of application No. 15/002,276, filed on Jan. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,123,077, issued on Nov. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0211769 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4524 (2013.01) [H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/4333 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/43637 (2013.01); H04N 21/4432 (2013.01); H04N 21/4436 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/44227 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A system for implementing a follow-me mode on casting devices, the system comprising:
a proximity-detection device; and
a first casting device that includes a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor:
receives, from the proximity-detection device, proximity information associated with a user in a smart media display environment including a plurality of casting devices;
in response to determining, from the proximity information, that the user is within a proximity threshold of the first casting device:
retrieves a media content item from a content source that was accessed by a second casting device of the plurality of casting devices in the smart media display environment, wherein the first casting device is different from the second casting device;
determines that an output device connected to the first casting device is currently in an inactive mode in which the output device is inhibited from presenting media content; and
switches the output device from the inactive mode to an active mode in which the media content item continues being presented.