US 12,439,134 B1
Synchronizing live and pre-recorded content of media programs
Charlotte Barge, Atlanta, GA (US); John Robert Ciancutti, Portola Valley, CA (US); Pratik GuhaRay, Kenmore, WA (US); Rakshit Karnawat, Seattle, WA (US); Sanjeev Kumar, Brookhaven, GA (US); Michael Klingbeil, North Haven, CT (US); Madhuri R. Marri, Cumming, GA (US); Puneet K Puri, San Jose, CA (US); Steven Sabonjohn, Los Angeles, CA (US); Hiten Vasnani, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Ankit Kumar Yadav, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,381.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/8547 (2011.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/8547 (2013.01) [H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04N 21/43072 (2020.08); H04N 21/435 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a device associated with a creator of a media program;
a conference system in communication with at least the device associated with the creator of the media program via a two-way communications channel;
a broadcast system, wherein the broadcast system is in communication with at least one device associated with a first listener to the media program via a one-way communication channel; and
a synchronization system in communication with at least the device associated with the creator and the at least one device associated with the first listener,
wherein the synchronization system comprises one or more processors and one or more memory components programmed with one or more sets of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the synchronization system to at least:
determine that the media program is in a voice state;
in response to determining that the media program is in a voice state,
transmit at least a first instruction to each of the device associated with the creator and the device associated with the first listener, wherein executing the first instruction causes each of the device associated with the creator and the device associated with the first listener to play audio data representing at least a voice of the creator captured by the device associated with the creator;
determine that the creator has executed at least one interaction associated with playing at least one song, wherein audio data representing at least a first portion of the at least one song is pre-buffered on the device associated with the first listener; and
in response to determining that the creator has executed the at least one interaction,
determine that the media program is in a music state; and
transmit at least a second instruction to each of the device associated with the creator and the device associated with the first listener, wherein executing the second instruction causes each of the device associated with the creator and the device associated with the first listener to play audio data representing the at least one song.