Dynamic synchronization of media streams within a social network

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A synchronization method, comprising:
monitoring information indicative of a synchronization offset between a first stream of content and a second stream of the content, wherein the synchronization offset is indicative of a temporal difference between receipt of the first stream by a first media processing unit and receipt of the second stream by a second media processing unit; modifying the first stream to reduce the synchronization offset; and in accordance with the synchronization offset being less than a specific threshold:
enabling a user associated with the first stream to exchange an interaction with a user associated with the second stream; andincluding a detectable indication of the interaction in the first stream.