Personalized content generation and delivery
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An apparatus providing a user interface for creating and sending an overlaid picture in association with a song, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
a non-transitory memory storing program code including instructions executable by the one or more processors for;
accepting a signal from a user input device coupled to the one or more processors to select one or more pictures displayed on the user interface;
accepting a signal from the user input device to associate the one or more pictures with a selected song, wherein the song is digital;
accepting a signal from the user input device to designate a plurality of recipients;
automatically retrieving and displaying, on the user interface, album cover art associated with the song;
automatically building a plurality of personalized versions of the song, wherein each personalized version includes the song and a respective overlaid picture that includes at least a portion of the album cover art over at least a portion of the respective overlaid picture;
displaying, on the user interface, at least one overlaid picture of the overlaid pictures including at least a portion of the album cover art shown over at least the portion of the at least one overlaid picture; and
transferring respective personalized versions of the song to the plurality of recipients so that when a recipient plays the song on a playback device the respective overlaid picture is displayed to the recipient.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Software replaces album art stored in metadata of a music file with a personalized picture that is displayed when the music file is played on a music player device. The personalized picture may be selected from diverse sources such as social media sites or hard drives on computers. The personalized music file may be gifted to intended recipients and downloaded to their music player devices. The personalized picture is displayed when the personalized music file is played on the music player device.
14 Citations
9 Claims
-
1. An apparatus providing a user interface for creating and sending an overlaid picture in association with a song, the apparatus comprising:
-
one or more processors; a non-transitory memory storing program code including instructions executable by the one or more processors for; accepting a signal from a user input device coupled to the one or more processors to select one or more pictures displayed on the user interface; accepting a signal from the user input device to associate the one or more pictures with a selected song, wherein the song is digital; accepting a signal from the user input device to designate a plurality of recipients; automatically retrieving and displaying, on the user interface, album cover art associated with the song; automatically building a plurality of personalized versions of the song, wherein each personalized version includes the song and a respective overlaid picture that includes at least a portion of the album cover art over at least a portion of the respective overlaid picture; displaying, on the user interface, at least one overlaid picture of the overlaid pictures including at least a portion of the album cover art shown over at least the portion of the at least one overlaid picture; and transferring respective personalized versions of the song to the plurality of recipients so that when a recipient plays the song on a playback device the respective overlaid picture is displayed to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
Specification