Patent ID: 7096271
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a master control component to maintain a master timeline for a multimedia presentation having a plurality of individual data streams; and for each of the plurality of individual data streams, an individual stream control corresponding to the individual data streams of the multimedia presentation, wherein each individual stream control is to maintain a timeline for the corresponding individual data stream and wherein an individual stream control determines when the master timeline is modified by the master control so that the individual stream controls can modify the corresponding individual data streams to accommodate the modified master timeline; wherein the master control component is also to receive a user request for a new playback speed and communicate the new playback speed to the plurality of individual stream controls, and the master control component is to communicate the new playback speed to the plurality of individual stream controls by sending a message to each of the plurality of individual stream controls.