Method and apparatus for storytelling with digital photographs

• US 20050283741A1
• Filed: 08/29/2005
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gregory J. Wolff, Lonny L. Chu, Marko Balabanovic
• Original Assignee: Gregory J. Wolff, Lonny L. Chu, Marko Balabanovic
• Inventors: Wolff, Gregory J., Balabanovic, Marko, Chu, Lonny L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,886,228 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/838
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/102 Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers access by moving the head G11B3/08, G11B5/54, G11B7/085, G11B21/022; by moving the record carrier G11B15/005, G11B17/005, by driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/1816
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded

Abstract

A method and system for digital story authoring, viewing and storing is described. A display showing an imported story track, an authored story track, and a story-in-progress track. Each story contains one or more objects. The display also shows a large photo corresponding to a selected object in a story. Furthermore, the display also provides visual forms showing audio clips associated with the large photo displayed. The photo may have more than one associated audio clips. Control buttons are available to navigate among the three tracks and among the objects on each track. Other control buttons allow a user to record audio clips and to author new stories.

Claims

1-66. -66. (canceled)

67. A computer implemented method, comprising:

creating, in a display area, a first set of reduced graphical representations that represent a plurality of digital media objects using one or more other sets of reduced graphical representations accessible using one or more other display areas; and

associating audio with the first set of reduced graphical representations, such that the plurality of digital media objects and audio are capable of being played back subsequently.

68. The method of claim 67, further comprising recording the audio to be associated with one or more of the first set of the reduced graphical representations.

69. The method of claim 68, further comprising displaying a non-numeric graphical representation associated with the recorded audio, the non-numeric graphical representation representing a length of the recorded audio.

70. The method of claim 67, further comprising displaying a list of a plurality of audio capable of being selected and associated with a digital media object.

71. The method of claim 67, further comprising playing back the plurality of digital media objects, wherein each of the plurality of digital media objects that is associated with audio, when played back, the associated audio is played back.

72. The method of claim 71, wherein the plurality of digital media objects is played back sequentially, wherein each of the second plurality of digital media objects associated with an audio is played in a duration based on a length of the associated audio before advancing to a next digital media object.

73. The method of claim 67, wherein the plurality of digital media objects are arranged in an order specified by a user and independent of a creation time of the digital media objects.

74. The method of claim 67, further comprising storing the plurality of digital media objects as a presentation package, which when executed, the plurality of digital media objects is played back sequentially as a slideshow.

75. A machine-readable medium for storing instructions, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

creating, in a display area, a first set of reduced graphical representations that represent a plurality of digital media objects using one or more other sets of reduced graphical representations accessible using one or more other display areas; and

associating audio with the first set of reduced graphical representations, such that the plurality of digital media objects and audio are capable of being played back subsequently.

76. The machine-readable medium of claim 75, wherein the method further comprises recording the audio to be associated with one or more of the first set of the reduced graphical representations.

77. The machine-readable medium of claim 76, wherein the method further comprises displaying a non-numeric graphical representation associated with the recorded audio, the non-numeric graphical representation representing a length of the recorded audio.

78. The machine-readable medium of claim 75, wherein the method further comprises displaying a list of a plurality of audio capable of being selected and associated with a digital media object.

79. The machine-readable medium of claim 75, wherein the method further comprises playing back the plurality of digital media objects, wherein each of the plurality of digital media objects that is associated with audio, when played back, the associated audio is played back.

80. The machine-readable medium of claim 79, wherein the plurality of digital media objects is played back sequentially, wherein each of the second plurality of digital media objects associated with an audio is played in a duration based on a length of the associated audio before advancing to a next digital media object.

81. The machine-readable medium of claim 75, wherein the plurality of digital media objects are arranged in an order specified by a user and independent of a creation time of the digital media objects.

82. The machine-readable medium of claim 75, wherein the method further comprises storing the plurality of digital media objects as a presentation package, which when executed, the plurality of digital media objects is played back sequentially as a slideshow.

83. A data processing system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions, when executed from the memory, cause the processor to perform an operation, the operation including

creating, in a display area, a first set of reduced graphical representations that represent a plurality of digital media objects using one or more other sets of reduced graphical representations accessible using one or more other display areas, and

associating audio with the first set of reduced graphical representations, such that the plurality of digital media objects and audio are capable of being played back subsequently.

84. An apparatus, comprising:

means for creating, in a display area, a first set of reduced graphical representations that represent a plurality of digital media objects using one or more other sets of reduced graphical representations accessible using one or more other display areas; and

means for associating audio with the first set of reduced graphical representations, such that the plurality of digital media objects and audio are capable of being played back subsequently.