US 12,170,826 B2
Method and apparatus for modifying output characteristics of proximate devices
Durga Prasad Pulicharla, Andhra Pradesh (IN); and Madhusudhan Srinivasan, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/209,347.
Application 18/209,347 is a continuation of application No. 17/519,832, filed on Nov. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,722,747.
Application 17/519,832 is a continuation of application No. 16/393,355, filed on Apr. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,202,128, issued on Dec. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0328333 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/485 (2011.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4854 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1423 (2013.01); H04N 21/47205 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
detecting that first content is being played at a first computing device;
determining that the first content being played at the first computing device is of a first genre;
determining that second content of a second genre is being played at a second computing device proximate to the first computing device, wherein the first genre is different from the second genre; and
based on determining that the second content of the second genre is being played at the second computing device proximate to the first computing device while the first content of the first genre is being played at the first computing device, accessing stored data comprising indications of a plurality of genre pairs and corresponding flags, each flag indicating whether one of the genres of the respective genre pair is to be prioritized over the other genre of the genre pair when devices proximate to each other are respectively playing content of the genres of the genre pair; and
based on accessing the stored data and determining that a particular genre pair of the plurality of genre pairs corresponds to the first and second genres, causing output characteristics of the second content being played at the second computing device to be modified to prioritize the playing of the first content of the first genre over the playing of the second content of the second genre in accordance with the flag stored in association with the particular genre pair.