Device, system and method for synchronizing an effect to a media presentation
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- calculating a value from a presentation signal;
associating said value with a time point of said presentation; and
associating an effect with a time point of said presentation signal.
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Abstract
A method and device for generating the list of effects and associated activation time points of media presentation and a list of synchronization time stamps or time points and values calculated from the signal, synchronizing an effect to a media playback including calculating a value from the signal, associating the calculated value with a time stamp of the media, and associating an effect signal for an effect to be generated at a time point on a time base synchronized to said time stamps. The method or system may include calculating a value from a segment or multiple segment of a signal, searching a database for such calculated value, returning a time stamp in a media presentation that is associated with such value, and returning a control signal for a physical effect that is associated with such time point of such presentation.
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53 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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calculating a value from a presentation signal;
associating said value with a time point of said presentation; and
associating an effect with a time point of said presentation signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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calculating a value from a signal in a presentation stream;
searching for said value in a set of a plurality of said values;
returning a time stamp associated with said value;
synchronizing a clock to said time stamp; and
returning an effect control signal associated with a time point corresponding to said clock. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A device comprising:
a digital memory for storing;
a plurality of values calculated from signals in a presentation signal stream, said plurality of values associated with a time interval of said signal stream; and
a plurality of effect control signals, at least one of said effect control signals associated with at least one of said time intervals. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A method comprising:
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processing a signal including a media signal and an effect signal; and
triggering an effect based on the effect signal. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system comprising:
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a processor to calculate a value from a presentation signal;
said processor to associate said value with a time point of said presentation; and
said processor to associate an effect with a time point on said presentation. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus comprising a processor to:
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calculate a value from a signal in a presentation stream;
search for said value in a set of a plurality of said values;
return a time stamp associated with said value;
synchronize a clock to said time stamp; and
return an effect control signal associated with a time point corresponding to said clock. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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50. A method for producing an effect from a media presentation comprising:
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accepting a media presentation;
determining an effect command based on a portion of the media presentation;
determining an advance time for initiating the effect; and
issuing a command to start the effect at the time the effect is to be sensed, adjusted by the advance time. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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