Abstract: Embodiments described herein reduce latency and improve packet delivery when transmitting audio packets from a source device to one or more sink devices. For example, one or more operating modes that introduce latency when transmitting packets may be disabled at the source device and/or sink device(s). Additionally, certain operational behavior of the source device and/or sink device(s) may be changed based on the quality of the channel used to transmit audio packets to further improve the latency. Such operational behavior includes changing the jitter buffer size of the sink device(s), the number of retry attempts performed by the source device when re-transmitting packets that have been lost, and changing the channel used to transmit the audio packets. Embodiments described herein further enable the synchronization of playback between the sink devices to ensure that sink devices playback audio packets in a synchronized fashion.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for personalizing and recommending content. Media or multimedia activity of users, or consumed media or multimedia content, is automatically detected or observed, and a temporal identifier associated with the activity is determined. A usage profile is created for the users based on the activity and the temporal identifier. The usage profile is stored and may be updated based on additional detections or observations. Recommendations for additional content are automatically performed based on the usage profile. Recommendations for additional content may be based on periodic content releases or activities, content that is part of a series, content comprising sequels, or additional content that is similar or associated with consumed content.