APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MASHUP OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT

摘要

An apparatus and method for combining multimedia data are provided. The method includes obtaining first multimedia content from a first source, obtaining second multimedia content from a second source, selectively combining the first multimedia content with the second multimedia content, and outputting the selectively combined multimedia content. According to embodiments of the present invention, selected portions and/or fragments of multimedia content may be mashed up rather than the entirety of the multimedia content from either or both sources. Also, the mashup of the multimedia content may be varied and adapted based on the characteristics of a device performing the mashup as well as the characteristics of an available transport mechanism. Finally, implementations of the present invention provide flexible transformation and precise synchronization among multimedia elements. [Reference numerals] (AA) Time