Method and system for automatic cue sheet generation

• US 20060044957A1
• Filed: 05/19/2005
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Getty Images Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Getty Images Incorporated
• Inventors: Ellis, Steven
• Granted Patent: US 7,925,671 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 369/30.230
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]

Abstract

A cue sheet generation system is used to compose a cue sheet for submission to PRS from an input EDL. The system parses the EDL to extract data relating to use of musical works associated with a PRS. The system employs both local and remote databases to retrieve information relating to the extracted musical work data. The information is then used to construct a cue sheet in a form appropriate for submission to a PRS.

Claims

1. A method for generating a cue sheet for submission to a PRS, comprising:

a computer receiving production piece information from a user;

the computer receiving an EDL file containing edit actions relevant to the received production piece information;

the computer parsing the EDL file to extract at least one track file name;

the computer parsing the EDL file to extract a duration for each extracted file name;

the computer parsing the EDL file to extract a time code in said production piece for each extracted file name;

the computer searching a database for the track file name to retrieve a composer, publisher, and PRS associated with the track file name; and

the computer storing said extracted information and said retrieval information in a cue sheet template to provide a cue sheet for submission to a PRS.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the EDL actions are selected from the group comprising wipes, fades, dissolves, and block edits.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer implements the method on a website by a web server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer further transmits the cue sheet as part of an email message.