Method for automatically collecting and delivering application event data in an interactive network

In an interactive network including a server and a plurality of client stations, the server including a memory and a processor having event processing control logic, a method for automatically collecting event data from a multimedia application at a client station with the server, the method comprising:

• identifying an event of a multimedia application at a first client station;
• transmitting, from the first client station, an event data signal representing the event;
• receiving the event data signal with the server;
• processing the event data signal with the event processing control logic of the server to determine if the event is of interest to the server;
• storing the event data signal in the memory of the server if the event is of interest to the server;
• registering an interest of a second client station in the event with the server;
• processing the event data signal stored in the memory of the server with the event processing control logic of the server to determine if the event is of interest to the second client station;
• transmitting the event data signal from the server if the second client station is interested in the event;
• and
• receiving the event data signal with the second client station.