Multi-representation media event handoff

A multi-representation media event handoff method for a system comprising a first media device and a second media device, wherein the first media device and the second media device are different than, physically separate from, and physically distinct from one another, the method comprising:

• wirelessly transmitting a first event identifier from the first media device, the first event identifier identifying a first media type representation of an event in progress;
• wirelessly receiving, at the first media device and in response to the transmitting step, a second event identifier that is correlated to the first event identifier, the second event identifier identifying a second media type representation of the event in progress, wherein the second media type representation is different than the first media type representation;
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• wirelessly sending the second event identifier from the first media device to the second media device to initiate presentation of the second media type representation of the event in progress at the second media device in a seamless manner that maintains content continuity from the first media type representation of the event in progress to the second media type representation of the event in progress.

A multi-representation media event handoff method for a system comprising a mobile device, a media presentation device, and a database, wherein the mobile device, the media presentation device, and the database are different than, physically separate from, and physically distinct from one another, the method comprising:

• presenting a first media type representation of an event in progress at the mobile device, the first media type representation of the event in progress being identified by a first event identifier;
• wirelessly interrogating the database with the mobile device to obtain a second event identifier that is correlated to the first event identifier;
• wirelessly sending the second event identifier from the mobile device to the media presentation device;
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• upon receipt of the second event identifier at the media presentation device, presenting a second media type representation of the event in progress at the media presentation device in a seamless manner that maintains content continuity from the first media type representation of the event in progress to the second media type representation of the event in progress, wherein the first media type representation of the event in progress and the second media type representation of the event in progress have different presentation formats.