Abstract: A multi-media system may include a computer, and an interface connected to the computer. The system may also include a module executing on the computer that a user enters data into via the interface, the module converts each data entered into a first state and a second state, the first state visible to the user on the interface upon entry by the user, and the second state visible to the user on the interface upon call-up by the user. The system may also include a graph generated on the interface based upon the first state and the second state. The system may additionally include an object linked to the data via the graph.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a scalable method for switching automatically between multiple streams of multimedia data, preferably between live and on-demand streams and for automatically switching between a mix of live streams and on-demand/static streams at the client device. A client application polls the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) to detect changes made by a service provider and in turn makes the switch between streams.