DYNAMIC SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA STREAMS WITHIN A SOCIAL NETWORK
First Claim
1. A multimedia content delivery method, comprising:
- determining a chronological delta between a first stream of multimedia content and a second stream of the multimedia content;
adjusting at least one of the first stream and the second stream to reduce the chronological delta; and
responsive to detecting an interaction between a first user of the first stream and a second user of the second stream and determining that the chronological delta is less than a particular threshold, including a visually detectable indication of the interaction in a display of the multimedia content to the first user.
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Abstract
A method of synchronizing first and second streams of a multimedia content program is operable for determining a temporal difference indicative of a relative timing between first and second streams of the program, the first stream being provided to a first multimedia processing resource (MPR) and the second stream being provided to a second MPR. The method includes manipulating at least one of the streams to reduce the temporal difference until the temporal difference is less than a predetermined threshold and enabling a viewer of the first stream to interact with a viewer of the second stream regarding the program. Interactions are visually detectable on a first display screen corresponding to the first MPR.
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20 Claims
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1. A multimedia content delivery method, comprising:
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determining a chronological delta between a first stream of multimedia content and a second stream of the multimedia content; adjusting at least one of the first stream and the second stream to reduce the chronological delta; and responsive to detecting an interaction between a first user of the first stream and a second user of the second stream and determining that the chronological delta is less than a particular threshold, including a visually detectable indication of the interaction in a display of the multimedia content to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium, including processor executable program instructions, that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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determining a chronological delta between a first stream of multimedia content and a second stream of the multimedia content; adjusting at least one of the first stream and the second stream to reduce the chronological delta; and responsive to detecting an interaction between a first user of the first stream and a second user of the second stream and determining that the chronological delta is less than a particular threshold, including a visually detectable indication of the interaction in a display of the multimedia content to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An application server, comprising:
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a network interface adapter for coupling to a network; a processor; and a computer readable storage device including processor executable program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; determining a chronological delta between a first stream of multimedia content and a second stream of the multimedia content; adjusting at least one of the first stream and the second stream to reduce the chronological delta; and responsive to detecting an interaction between a first user of the first stream and a second user of the second stream and determining that the chronological delta is less than a particular threshold, including a visually detectable indication of the interaction in a display of the multimedia content to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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