Patent ID: 7711774

Claim:
An interactive, multi-user media delivery system comprising: a) at least two portable media storage mediums, each of said portable storage mediums at least containing a substantially identical copy of a particular media selection; b) at least two media players structured to selectively deliver said media selection to a user from a corresponding one of said portable storage mediums; c) each of said media players including a control assembly structured to selectively control and regulate delivery of said media selection to the user; d) at least one of said media players being selectively designatable as a slave unit; e) a master control assembly operatively associated with said media players; f) a connectivity assembly structured to establish a communicative link at least between said slave unit and said master control assembly; g) said master control assembly structured to receive synchronization data of said media selection from each of said media players at commencement of delivery of said media selection, said synchronization data including a title and location designator associated with said media selection; h) said master control assembly structured to unlock said media selection that is previously not available for viewing to the user; and i) said master control assembly structured to periodically poll each of said media players to receive further synchronization data from each of said media players to identify what in said media selection is being delivered and to simultaneously and uniformly synchronize said delivery of said media selection by controlling each of said media players based on said polled and received synchronization data.