US 11,722,754 B2
Content synchronization using micro-seeking
Matthew McDade Jackson, Denver, CO (US); and Matthew Patrick Creehan, Littleton, CO (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, DE (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/718,074.
Application 17/718,074 is a continuation of application No. 16/162,805, filed on Oct. 17, 2018, granted, now 11,330,349.
Prior Publication US 2022/0345795 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/8547 (2011.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 69/28 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 21/8547 (2013.01) [H04J 3/0635 (2013.01); H04L 69/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
compare, at one or more intervals and during playback of content, a current playback time of the content to a target playback time of the content;
determine, for each comparison, whether a difference between the current playback time and the target playback time has satisfied a threshold; and
seek, based on determining that the difference has satisfied the threshold, to the target playback time.