Method and apparatus for digital media control rooms

摘要

A method and apparatus for providing digital streaming media data to client devices via a digital media control room is described. The method may include receiving a request at a server computer system from a mobile device to join a digital media control room, where the digital media control room is a virtual location that provides access to digital media data of a real-world event captured by a plurality of different mobile devices. The method may also include locating one or more available media streams associated with the digital media control room that capture the real-world event as the real-world event occurs. The method may also include transmitting data indicative of the one or more available media streams to the mobile device.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
sending a request from a first mobile device to a server computer system for the mobile device to join a digital media control room, wherein the digital media control room is a virtual location that provides access to digital media data of a real-world event captured by a plurality of different mobile devices that have each joined the digital media control room; receiving, at the first mobile device, data indicating available media streams associated with the digital media control room that capture the real-world event as the real-world event occurs, each of the media streams depicting the real-world event captured by a respective one of the different mobile devices that has joined the media control room; sending a request from the first mobile device to the server computer system to access a first media stream of the available media streams associated with the digital media control room; receiving at the first mobile device the first media stream for display at the first mobile device; and displaying at the first mobile device the first media stream; sending a request from the first mobile device to access a second media stream of the available media streams associated with the digital media control room; receiving at the first mobile device synchronized first and second media streams for display at the mobile device; and displaying the synchronized first and second media streams at the first mobile device.