US 11,888,914 B2
Multiple flinging devices in a media fling system
Corey Farrell, Lansdowne, VA (US); Randall Hounsell, Glen Mills, VA (US); and Michael Connelly, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/569,241.
Application 17/569,241 is a continuation of application No. 14/461,225, filed on Aug. 15, 2014, granted, now 11,252,213.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/866,390, filed on Aug. 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0311816 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 65/75 (2022.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 21/4402 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04L 65/80 (2022.01); H04L 65/65 (2022.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/4335 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01)
CPC H04L 65/75 (2022.05) [H04L 65/65 (2022.05); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/4335 (2013.01); H04N 21/4363 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4402 (2013.01); H04N 21/44227 (2013.01); H04N 21/4516 (2013.01); H04N 21/632 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a first computing device and by a second computing device associated with a video rendering device, a request to fling a content item from the first computing device;
receiving, by the second computing device, an indication of
a user selection of an output device connected to the video rendering device;
based on acceptance of the request, and the user selection of the output device, causing the content item to be flung from the first computing device to the video rendering device for output via the output device;
casing the output device to output a prompt requesting permission, from a user of the output device, to output the content item via the output device; and
controlling, by the second computing device, output of the content item via the output device.