METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING MEDIA

• US 20090113279A1
• Filed: 02/28/2006
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James Monro Productions Inc.
• Original Assignee: James Monro Productions Inc.
• Inventors: Bridgwater, Eric, Hilpert, Brent, Monro, James
• Granted Patent: US 9,043,691 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system for editing a multi-media narrative is provided, including an authoring application for inserting a media element within the multi-media narrative; said authoring application executable within a browser; said media element stored within a cache of said browser, inaccessible to a user of said browser; a database on a server for storage of said media element and said multi-media narrative; and a text to speech converter for converting text input by the user into a media element.

Claims

1. A method for a user to edit a multi-media narrative, comprising:

(a) using a browser, selecting a media element on a server for inclusion in the multi-media narrative;

said media element stored in a cache of said browser, inaccessible to said user;

(b) selecting a position within said multi-media narrative to position said media element; and

(c) inserting said media element within said multi-media narrative.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said multi-media narrative is stored on said server, and when displayed in said browser, is stored in said cache of said browser, inaccessible to said user.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said media element is an audio media element, generated from text provided by the user.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said multi-media application, including said media element, is displayed within said browser after said media element is inserted within said multi-media narrative.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said media element is selected from a list of media elements within said browser.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said user selects a plurality of media elements for said list of media elements, at least a portion of said plurality of media elements stored on a second server.

7. A system for editing a multi-media narrative comprising:

(a) an authoring application for inserting a media element within the multi-media narrative;

said authoring application executable within a browser;

said media element stored within a cache of said browser, inaccessible to a user of said browser;

(b) a database on a server for storage of said media element and said multi-media narrative;

(c) a text to speech converter for converting text input by the user into a media element.

8. The system of claim 7 further comprising a collection manager for managing a plurality of media elements.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the multi-media narrative, when played within said browser, is stored in a cache of said browser, inaccessible to the user.