System and Method for Saving and Recalling State Data for Media and Home Appliances

1. A non-transitory computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executing by a processing device of a first streaming media playback device, perform steps for facilitating a playing of a streaming media, the steps comprising: receiving a first request to pause a rendering of the streaming media wherein the steaming media is streamed to the first streaming media playback device from a source of streaming media using a first format; causing at least a portion of the streaming media that the first streaming media playback device receives from the source of streaming media subsequent to the first request to be stored in a memory of the first streaming media playback device; receiving a second request to commence a streaming of the at least a portion of the streaming media that was caused to be stored in the memory of the first streaming media playback device to a second streaming media playback device in communication with the first streaming media playback device for rendering by the second media playback device; in response to the second request, commencing the streaming of the at least a portion of the steaming media that was caused to be stored in the memory of the first streaming media playback device to the second streaming media playback device using a second format different than the first format; and automatically selecting the second format.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the instructions consider a playback capability of the second streaming media playback device when automatically selecting the second format.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the instructions consider a characteristic of a display device associated with the second streaming media playback device when automatically selecting the second format.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the instructions consider a characteristic of a media stream processing device associated with the second streaming media playback device when automatically selecting the second format.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the streaming media comprises an Internet based audio/video stream.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the instructions consider a device identifier received from the second media streaming media playback device to automatically select the second format for the streaming media.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable media as recited in claim 6 , wherein the device identifier comprises at least a device type identifier.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the streaming media comprises one of a cable, satellite, or broadband channel being viewed by use of the first media streaming device.