Method and device for transmitting audio and video for playback
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a multimedia processing device comprising a processor, a first action at a first time during a presentation of video content of a multimedia stream comprising a first video stream, and audio content of a second audio stream, wherein the first action is coincident with a visual aspect of an event observable in the presentation of the video content, wherein the first video stream originates from a first source and the second audio stream originates from a second source, wherein the first video stream and the second audio stream are associated with common subject matter, wherein the event is common to the subject matter presented in both the first video stream and the second audio stream;
receiving, by the multimedia processing device, at a second time during presentation of the audio content, a second action coincident with an audible aspect of the event observable in a presentation of the second audio stream, wherein one of the first action, the second action, or the first and second actions comprises performing an action;
determining, by the multimedia processing device, in real-time, a timing offset between the first video stream and the second audio stream according to a time difference between the first time and the second time;
transmitting, by the multimedia processing device, first information to display images associated with the first video stream; and
transmitting, by the multimedia processing device, second information while receiving the second audio stream to present audible signals associated with the second audio stream,wherein transmitting of the first information and the second information is synchronized according to the timing offset.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, selecting a first multimedia stream including a first video stream and selecting a second audio stream associated with common subject matter. A timing offset is determined according to a time difference between a first input coincident with a visual aspect of an event observable in playback of the first video stream and a second input coincident with an audible aspect of the event observable in playback of the second audio stream. One of the first input, the second input, or the first and second inputs comprises performing an action during playback of the first video stream and the second audio stream at a multimedia center. The first video stream and the second audio stream are synchronized in in real-time according to the timing offset. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a multimedia processing device comprising a processor, a first action at a first time during a presentation of video content of a multimedia stream comprising a first video stream, and audio content of a second audio stream, wherein the first action is coincident with a visual aspect of an event observable in the presentation of the video content, wherein the first video stream originates from a first source and the second audio stream originates from a second source, wherein the first video stream and the second audio stream are associated with common subject matter, wherein the event is common to the subject matter presented in both the first video stream and the second audio stream; receiving, by the multimedia processing device, at a second time during presentation of the audio content, a second action coincident with an audible aspect of the event observable in a presentation of the second audio stream, wherein one of the first action, the second action, or the first and second actions comprises performing an action; determining, by the multimedia processing device, in real-time, a timing offset between the first video stream and the second audio stream according to a time difference between the first time and the second time; transmitting, by the multimedia processing device, first information to display images associated with the first video stream; and transmitting, by the multimedia processing device, second information while receiving the second audio stream to present audible signals associated with the second audio stream, wherein transmitting of the first information and the second information is synchronized according to the timing offset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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selecting a first multimedia stream including a first video stream and a first audio stream; selecting a second audio stream, wherein the first multimedia stream and the second audio stream are associated with common subject matter; selecting playback of the first video stream and the second audio stream at a multimedia center; determining a timing offset according to a time difference between a first input coincident with a visual aspect of an event observable in the playback of the first video stream and a second input coincident with an audible aspect of the event observable in the playback of the second audio stream, wherein one of the first input, the second input, or the first and second inputs comprises performing an action during playback of the first video stream and the second audio stream at the multimedia center; and synchronizing the first video stream and the second audio stream according to the timing offset. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device comprising:
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a controller; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the controller facilitates performance of operations, comprising; receiving, at a first time, a first action at equipment of a user coincident with a visual aspect of an event observable in video content of a multimedia stream comprising a video stream and a first audio stream, wherein the first time is during a presentation of the video content at a multimedia system, and wherein the event is common to subject matter presented in both the multimedia stream and audio content of a second audio stream; receiving, at a second time, a second action at the equipment of the user coincident with an audible aspect of the event observable in the second audio stream, wherein the second time is during a presentation of the audio content at the multimedia system, and wherein one of the first action, the second action, or the first and second actions comprises performing an action; determining in real-time a timing offset between the video stream and the second audio stream according to a time difference between the first time and the second time; and synchronizing image information of the video stream with audio information of the second audio stream according to the timing offset to generate synchronized image information and synchronized audio information, wherein the synchronized image information and the synchronized audio information are suitable for concurrent synchronized presentation at the equipment of the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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