Mobile/Projects/Project video to second screen

Tracking

• Meta-bug to be filed

Goals

Develop initial multi-screen capabilities within Firefox, where video content from one device (ie: phone or tablet) can be "projected" in a lightweight (possibly chromeless) browser window (or app?) on a second device.

Use cases & user stories

• Send video to the big screen for group viewing (living room scenario), while controls remain on the smaller device.

Specific user stories TBD.

Technical specifications

• Client app support (first-screen app: Firefox)
  • Discover player-ready devices on local network
  • Start a new session using video in web content
  • Discover an in-progress player session (?)
  • Present UI to control player session (play/pause/volume)
• Player app support (second-screen app)
  • Launch video from a specified starting position (timeline)
  • Play video
  • Pause video
  • Change volume
  • Close player
• Targets
  • Roku channel

UX design

• Not handed off yet

Justification

• Proof of concept to demonstrate that we have the technologies in place to make this possible.

Quality criteria

• No user-perceptible performance degradation
• All goals are met
• All user stories are implemented & tested