Displaying a synchronized instance of content on a portable electronic device

摘要

A method and system are described for displaying a synchronized instance of content on a portable electronic device. In the described embodiments, a selection of streaming content that is being displayed on a fixed display system is received by the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device then determines if the portable electronic device is compatible with the streaming content being received by the fixed display system. If the portable electronic device is compatible with the streaming content being received by the fixed display system, then the portable electronic device requests the synchronized instance of the streaming content and displays it.

主权项

1. A method for displaying a synchronized instance of streaming content on a portable electronic device, comprising: receiving, at the portable electronic device via a wireless local area network, a selection of streaming content that is being displayed on a fixed display system; determining, at the portable electronic device, if the portable electronic device is compatible with the streaming content being displayed on the fixed display system, wherein determining if the portable electronic device is compatible with the streaming content comprises, when it is determined that the portable electronic device does not have compatibility requirements for determining compatibility, acquiring compatibility requirements from the fixed display system; and if the portable electronic device is compatible with the streaming content being displayed on the fixed display system, then, at the portable electronic device: requesting, from a content source, the synchronized instance of the streaming content for display on the portable electronic device; receiving, from the content source, the synchronized instance of the streaming content; and displaying the synchronized instance of the streaming content on the portable electronic device.