Method for recording a plurality of audio files

• US 10,229,712 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2014
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Recwon S.r.l.
• Original Assignee: Recwon S.r.l.
• Inventors: Di Franco, Pietro, Morana, Francesco
• Primary Examiner(s): Dang, Hung Q
• Assistant Examiner(s): Park, Sunghyoun
• Application Number:
  US14/890,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20160093327A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,769 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/008 Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10 Digital recording or reproducing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10592 specifically adapted for recording or reproducing multichannel signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10953 Concurrent recording or playback of different streams or files
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals

Abstract

A method for recording a plurality of audio files, which can be played individually and, at least in pairs, synchronously and which can be modified individually with respect to playing parameters, said method being implemented by means of electronic processing hardware and software means, including: —at least two independent devices originating sound signals, comprising storage means or a microphone input or an in line input; —means for playing audio files, and —software means for playing one or more audio files individually or synchronously, wherein (step 101) at least two independent audio files are acquired in real time and simultaneously, from at least two sound signal sources, and (step 102) they are synchronized one another by means of an encoder that encodes said same files, making them of the same time duration, obtaining at least two audio files of the same length and independent from one another, and said audio files are included in a respective container file, which is provided with related identification and operating parameters, and wherein (step 103) said at least two audio files are played, by means of said means for playing said synchronized audio files, simultaneously or independently with respect to one another, according to the instructions present in said container file provided with parameters.

Claims

1. A method for recording a plurality of audio files such that the plurality of audio files can be played individually and, at least in pairs, synchronously and which can be modified individually with respect to playing parameters, said method being implemented by means of electronic processing hardware and software means, including:

at least two independent devices originating sound signals, comprising storage means or a microphone input or an in line in input;

means for playing audio files, and

software means for playing one or more audio files individually or synchronously,

said method comprising;

acquiring at least two independent audio files in real time and simultaneously, from at least two sound signal sources, and

synchronizing the at least two independent audio files by means of an encoder that encodes said at least two independent audio files and making said at least two independent audio files have a same time duration to obtain at least two audio files of the same length and independent from one another,

including said at least two audio files in a single container file, wherein the single container file is provided with related identification and operating parameters, wherein the single container file is configured such that the at least two audio files can be played independently,

executing said single container file to play said at least two audio files, with said means for playing said synchronized audio files, wherein said at last two audio files are played simultaneously or independently with respect to one another, according to the instructions present in said single container file provided with said operating parameters.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring at least two independent audio filed includes acquiring at least two analog signals by means of a microphone input or an in line input, wherein said analog signals are converted into digital signals by means of encoding of PCM>

44100 hz 16 bit stereo type, obtaining respective files in a .WAV format.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein synchronization of one of said at least two audio files is performed by means of encoding of PCM 44100 hz>

16 bit stereo type.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said encoding is performed by starting to play the at least two audio files and encoding the at least two audio files into output files.

5. The method according to claim 1, c further comprising a step of subsequently acquiring one or more further audio files, wherein the one or more further audio files are synchronized and independent.

6. The method according to claim 1, also implemented by means of:

hardware and software means for acquiring video files, in real time;

hardware and software means for playing video files,

the method further comprising;

acquiring at least one video file;

synchronizing said at least one video file by means of encoding to obtain a plurality of video and audio files of the same length, independent from and synchronized with one another;

playing, by means of said means for playing, said synchronized audio files and video files, simultaneously to or independently from one another, according to the instructions present in said operating parameters.

7. The method according to claim 1, also implemented by means of:

hardware and software means including storage means in which image and/or text files with different extension are stored;

output means for playing images and/or texts with different extension,

the method further comprising;

acquiring from said storage means at least one image and/or text file;

synchronizing said at least one image and/or text file by means of encoding, with respect to said synchronized audio files and/or video files;

playing, by means of said means for playing said image and/or said text files, said synchronized audio and/or said video files, simultaneously or independently with respect to one another, according to the instructions present in said operating parameters.

8. The method according to claim 1, the method further comprising a step of subsequently modifying, individually or simultaneously, one or more of said files comprised in said single container file, by means of instructions present in said operating parameters.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said encoding is performed by sampling.

10. A method for recording a plurality of audio files such that the plurality of audio files can be played individually and, at least in pairs, synchronously and which can be modified individually with respect to playing parameters, said method being implemented by electronic processing hardware and software, including:

at least two independent devices originating sound signals, comprising storage or a microphone input or an in line in input;

an audio file player, and

software for playing one or more audio files individually or synchronously,

the method comprising;

acquiring at least two independent audio files in real time and simultaneously, from at least two sound signal sources, and

synchronizing the at least two independent audio files with one another by an encoder that encodes said at least two independent audio files and making them of a same time duration to obtain at least two audio files of the same length and independent from one another,

including said at least two audio files in a single container file and providing said single container file, with related identification and operating parameters, wherein the single container file is configured such that the at least two audio files can be played independently, and

executing said single container file to play said at least two audio files by said audio file player, wherein said at least two audio files are played simultaneously or independently with respect to one another, according to the instructions present in said single container file provided with operating parameters.