Method, apparatus, and program products for socially synchronizing an experiential data stream
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1. A computer controlled method comprising:
- monitoring a first playback position in a time dimension of an experiential data stream on a local device for at least one local audience member;
periodically receiving a second playback position related to said experiential data stream over a control link;
synchronizing said first playback position with said second playback position; and
presenting said experiential data stream responsive to the step of synchronizing.
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Abstract
Apparatus, methods, and program products that synchronize the presentation of an experiential data stream at a local device with the presentation of a similar experiential data stream using a playback position received over a control link.
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1. A computer controlled method comprising:
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monitoring a first playback position in a time dimension of an experiential data stream on a local device for at least one local audience member;
periodically receiving a second playback position related to said experiential data stream over a control link;
synchronizing said first playback position with said second playback position; and
presenting said experiential data stream responsive to the step of synchronizing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer-usable data carrier storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform a method comprising;
monitoring a first playback position in a time dimension of an experiential data stream on a local device for at least one local audience member;
periodically receiving a second playback position related to said experiential data stream over a control link;
synchronizing said first playback position with said second playback position; and
presenting said experiential data stream responsive to the step of synchronizing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for presenting an experiential data stream for at least one local audience member, the apparatus comprising:
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a first position monitor configured to monitor a first playback position in a time dimension of said experiential data stream;
a control link configured to periodically receive a second playback position related to said experiential data stream;
a synchronization logic, responsive to the control link, configured to synchronize said first playback position with said second playback position; and
presentation logic configured to present said experiential data stream responsive to the synchronization logic. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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