Method of providing alternative audio/visual experiences based on user selections

• US 20070116307A1
• Filed: 11/15/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Craig Finseth, William Klumb
• Original Assignee: Craig Finseth, William Klumb
• Inventors: Finseth, Craig, Klumb, William
• Application Number:
  US11/599,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20070116307A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/307
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F

Abstract

A method of creating a unified audio/visual experience from different source components where the selection of the sources is based on direction from an end user. A plurality of different program components that may be combined together in different ways are procured from two or more different sources of complementary program content. The program components are presented to an end user at the point of end use. Based on input from the end user specific program components are selected for combination. The selected program components are dynamically combined at the point of end use to provide a real time audio/visual experience reflecting different sources of the content and the combined program is displayed at the point of end use.

Claims

1. A method for creating a unified audio/visual experience from different source components where the selection of the sources is based on direction from a user, comprising:

a) presenting a plurality of different program components supplied from two or more different sources of complementary program content that can be combined together to form an unified audio/visual output to an end user at the point of end use;

b) selecting the program components to be combined together based on input from the end user provided at the point of end use;

c) dynamically combining said program components to provide a real time audio/visual experience reflecting said different sources of the content at the point of end use; and

d) displaying the combined program contents as selected by the end user at the point of end use.

2. The method of claim 1 in which:

said program components are combined by being streamed together.

3. The method of claim 1 in which:

said program components include television shows and different sets of commercials targeted at different audiences.

4. The method of claim 1 in which:

any of the sources are from broadcast television.

5. The method of claim 1 in which:

any of the sources are from cable television.

6. The method of claim 1 in which:

any of the sources are from satellite television.

7. The method of claim 1 in which:

any of the sources are from radio.

8. The method of claim 1 in which:

any of the sources are from the internet.

9. The method of claim 1, in which:

any of the sources are from a fixed memory device.