US 12,137,133 B2
Synchronization of streaming content using live edge offsets
Mikul Bhatt, Danville, CA (US); Ajit Bhate, Los Gatos, CA (US); Sreekanth Mamidala, Mountain House, CA (US); Judes Sarmiento, Redwood City, CA (US); Robert Rallison, Smithfield, UT (US); John Bowers, Provo, UT (US); Neha Dike, San Jose, CA (US); Amit Agarwal, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Alex Austin, Farmington, UT (US); Anupam Kumar, Dublin, CA (US); James Lou, Cupertino, CA (US); Herry Leonard, Fremont, CA (US); Ronald Jacoby, Saratoga, CA (US); and Roger Urrabazo, Gilroy, CA (US)
Assigned to YAHOO ASSETS LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by YAHOO ASSETS LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/297,101.
Application 18/297,101 is a continuation of application No. 17/460,813, filed on Aug. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,652,860.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/073,199, filed on Sep. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0247074 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 65/61 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/61 (2022.05) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a request from a client device to join a room, the room associated with a plurality of other client devices streaming multimedia content;
adding the client device to the room in response to the request;
identifying, from the other client devices, a closest client device having a closest synchronization time closest to a live time of the multimedia content and computing a synchronization time based on the closest synchronization time; and
transmitting the synchronization time to the client device, causing the client device to adjust playback of the multimedia content based on the synchronization time.