A device including a communication component, a DIAL protocol component, a video processing component and a PIC verification component. The communication component can wirelessly receive a personal identification code, can communicate with a display and can receive first video content from a content provider. The DIAL protocol component can perform protocols in accordance with a multiscreen discovery and launch of first screen content specification. The video processing component can provide first video data including PIC image data corresponding to a code so as to display the first video data and a PIC image on the display. The PIC verification component can generate a verification signal when the personal identification code corresponds to the PIC image data. The video processing component can further provide the first video content to the display based on the verification signal.

An exemplary method and computing device for receiving a user input and determining whether the user input is a casting action for outputting content from the client device to one or more target devices. The computing device at least one target device of the one or more target devices that is eligible to output the content and identifies content source information associated with the content to be output by the at least one identified target device. One or more content output instructions are generated for outputting the content to the at least one identified target device. The computing device sends the one or more content output instructions to the at least one identified target device over a wireless connection.

Described herein are techniques for seamlessly transitioning streaming content between user devices. In some embodiments, such techniques may be performed by a content transition platform. The techniques may comprise receiving a transition request including a set of identifiers for a plurality of user devices that includes at least a first user device from which the transition request originated. The techniques may further comprise identifying one or more active communication sessions associated with the plurality of user devices, each of which comprise a series of communications between one of the plurality of user devices and a content provider. The techniques may further comprise determining, based on the one or more active communication sessions, a second user device of the plurality of user devices, and transitioning an active communication session of the one or more active communication sessions between the first user device and the second user device.

Introduced here are systems to manage and discover a processing offloader. A first multimedia device may identify a processing offloader in a networked environment. A first multimedia device may determine that a bandwidth of a second multimedia device in the networked environment falls below a threshold bandwidth, indicating that the second multimedia device may process instructions and render multimedia information with increased latency or delay. Based on this determination, the first multimedia device may forward instructions from the second multimedia device to the processing offloader for the processing offloader to process and render multimedia information on behalf of the second multimedia device based on the received instructions. The first multimedia device may forward rendered multimedia information from the processing offloader to the second multimedia device, and the second multimedia device may output the rendered multimedia information to an output device.

A system and method for controlling media devices are provided. A device controller includes a device control module. The device control module identifies media devices in a local network, such as a LAN. The device control module selects a media device from the identified media devices. Next the device control module selects content to be displayed on the selected media device. The device control module uses the local network to cause the selected media device to display the selected content.

A system and method for controlling the display of video content upon one or more displays as a function of user identity as determined by facial recognition. The system and method provide for the video content to be transferred between multiple screens so as to provide a user with a substantially continuous video experience as the user travels between screen locations. User images captured by both video and still image cameras can be utilized for purposes of user recognition. One or more media hubs may be utilized in performing and supporting the disclosed technology.

To provide an information processing method, information processing apparatus, and information processing system which are capable of achieving a high-quality content listening or viewing experience. An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present technology is executed by a computer, and includes calculating, on a basis of a beacon signal which is transmitted from a reproduction apparatus capable of reproducing a content, a distance from the computer to the reproduction apparatus. On a basis of the calculated distance, a transfer reproduction operation by the reproduction apparatus is controlled, in which a content that is being reproduced by a different reproduction apparatus is transferred and reproduced.

A display system for improving delivery power of content by outputting content considering a user's moving path, a control method of the display system, and a display apparatus. The control method of the display system, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, includes generating path information to be used to output contents to at least two display apparatuses of a plurality of display apparatuses based on user information; determining content-of-interest based on the user information; and outputting the determined content-of-interest to at least one display apparatus of the plurality of display apparatuses based on the generated path information.

Systems and methods are disclosed for handing off media content. A media player client receives a request to transfer a media stream, which is playing on a first media device, to a second media device. In response to determining that the second media device comprises a larger screen than the first media device, the media player content determines, based on the genre and resolution of the media stream data, whether the media stream data can be transferred, from the first media device to the second media device.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system receives a signal transmitted from a first media presentation device presenting media content; the signal includes a request to discontinue providing the media content to the first media presentation device and begin providing the media content to a second media presentation device. The method also includes transmitting a link to a destination associated with the second device, and transmitting a portion of the media content to the second device; this portion corresponds to a predetermined time period commencing with transmission of the signal. In response to selection of the link, the media content portion is presented at the second device, and the media content is provided to the second device corresponding to a time period commencing with expiration of the predetermined time period. Other embodiments are disclosed.