System and method for enabling collaborative media stream editing

摘要

A system and method for editing multimedia content. A server transmits multimedia content to a plurality of electronic devices. Each of the plurality of electronic devices enables a user to perform at least one action in relation to the multimedia content. A a voting engine gathers information concerning the actions performed by users in relation to the multimedia content transmitted to the electronic devices. In response to the information gathered by the voting engine, the multimedia content is modified based upon predefined criteria. The modified multimedia content is subsequently provided to later users.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a processing server, a multimedia content from a recording device; storing, at the processing server the multimedia content; providing the multimedia content to a plurality of viewers; collecting information, at the processing server, of activities of each of the plurality of viewers, wherein the collected information alters an appearance of the multimedia content and controls playback of the multimedia content; and in response to a frequency of the activities performed by each of the plurality of viewers satisfying a predefined criteria, modifying the multimedia content accordingly, wherein the multimedia content is modified in a manner selected from the group consisting of adjusting time to keep a still image on a display, selecting a part of a video clip to be exhibited at a slower speed, selecting a still image or frame to be shown from a video clip when browsing a video stream, adjust a volume, bass, treble, balance, fade or other audio-related aspects of a content portion zooming within the multimedia content, panning with the multimedia content, skipping a portion of a video portion, or some combination thereof.