ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,108, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Adeia Media Holdings Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Methods and systems for content control" was invented by Ross Gilson (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and system for providing content are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving a request for data at a first time, wherein the data comprises a first time duration, determining a buffer size based upon the first time duration, and determining a playback window based upon the determined buffer size and the first time. The method can also comprise synchronizing presentation of content on a plurality of devices."

The patent was...