SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONCURRENT COLLABORATION OF MEDIA

摘要

A system, method, computer program product, and propagated signal for a real-time concurrent multi-user multi-way collaboration system that is able to incorporate one or more electronic devices including one or more portable devices that permits distributed users to easily and efficiently share both content and editorial input on such content. The system includes a server, coupled to a communications network, defining a data structure and including a plurality of communications ports, the server responsive to a set of client commands to control access to the data structure and the server routing a client message at one of the communications ports to all other communications ports coupled to clients in communication with the data structure; and a plurality of clients, each communicated to different ones of the communications ports, each for issuing one or more of the client commands, each for issuing a particular one client message, and each for receiving the particular one client message issued by any other of the plurality of clients; wherein each the client issues an attachment command from the set of client commands to attach to the data structure before issuing any message, through the server, to any other clients of the plurality of clients attached to the data structure and before receiving any message, routed through the server, issued from any other client of the plurality of clients attached to the data structure.