System and method for negotiating control of a shared audio or visual resource

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing an arbiter that is executable on the one or more processors to:
• maintain information regarding control of at least one shared resource, wherein:
• the at least one shared resource includes a resource that is shared by a plurality of devices comprising a mobile computing device and one or more other computing devices or systems;
• and
• the information regarding control of the at least one shared resource comprises one or more transition conditions that indicate one or more conditions under which the at least one shared resource is allowed to experience a transfer of control such that only the device of the plurality of devices to which control has been transferred can control the at least one shared resource;
• determine, based at least in part on the one or more transition conditions, new state information regarding control of the at least one shared resource;
• and
• communicate the new state information to one or more of:
• the mobile computing device;
• at least one of the one or more other computing devices or systems;
• or
• a controller interface of the at least one shared resource.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions executable on one or more processors to:

• cause a computing device to maintain information regarding control of at least one shared resource, wherein:
• the at least one shared resource includes a resource that is shared by a plurality of devices comprising a mobile computing device and one or more other computing devices or systems;
• and
• the information regarding control of the at least one shared resource comprises one or more transition conditions that indicate one or more conditions under which the at least one shared resource is allowed to experience a transfer of control such that only the device of the plurality of devices to which control has been transferred can control the at least one shared resource;
• determine, based at least in part on the one or more transition conditions, new state information regarding control of the at least one shared resource;
• and
• cause the computing device to communicate the new state information to one or more of:
• the mobile computing device;
• at least one of the one or more other computing devices or systems;
• or
• a controller interface of the at least one shared resource.