Personalized augmented a/v stream creation

An apparatus operable to create a personalized audio and/or video (AV) stream for a user, the apparatus comprising:

• a hardware data recorder connectable to, and operable to record data from, a first stream of AV data and one or more further data streams having a predetermined relation to the first stream;
• and
• monitoring hardware means coupled with the hardware data recorder and configured to identify predetermined indicia in said first stream or one of said one or more further data streams and, in response thereto, cause the data recorder to capture a portion of the first stream, including capturing one or more timestamps from the first or further stream;
• wherein the hardware data recorder is further operable to generate and play back a personalized AV stream comprising a captured portion of the first stream and data selected by reference to said predetermined indicia from at least one of said one or more further data streams, said selection being based on the or each captured timestamp.

A computer program product for creating a personalized audio and/or video (AV) stream for a user, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

• selecting a first stream of AV data by reference to predetermined user preferences;
• selecting one or more further data streams having a predetermined relation to the first stream;
• identifying and capturing portions of the first stream by reference to identifying predetermined indicia in a group of streams consisting of said first stream and said one or more further data streams, wherein said capturing comprises capturing one or more timestamps from the group of streams;
• and
• generating a personalized AV stream comprising a captured portion of the first stream and data selected by reference to said predetermined indicia from at least one of said one or more further data streams, said data selected being based on each captured timestamp.