User-controlled selective overlay in a streaming media

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8341662
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09409594

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A method and system for tailoring a multimedia presentation of an event on a computerized multimedia system to meet a user's desires. In a preferred embodiment, a set of video streams and a set of audio streams for the event are provided to the user via a network coupled to the multimedia system. From the set of available video streams for the event, one or more video streams are selected for presentation to the user. From the set of available audio streams for the event, one or more audio streams are selected for presentation to the user. Furthermore, the relative volumes of the different audio streams may be adjusted. In response to user input, the selected video and audio streams are assigned to respective portions of video and audio output devices. The event is presented to the user according to the selected video stream assignments.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bassett, Ronald W Pflugerville, US 7 644
Beadle, Bruce A Round Rock, US 11 754
Brown, Michael Wayne Georgetown, US 274 16215
Doud, Leon P Austin, US 2 231
Paolini, Michael A Round Rock, US 285 19418

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