MASHUP DATA FILE, MASHUP APPARATUS, AND CONTENT CREATION METHOD

• US 20100064882A1
• Filed: 10/09/2007
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro, Miyajima, Yasushi
• Granted Patent: US 8,115,090 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/625
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0025 Automatic or semi-automatic music composition, e.g. producing random music, applying rules from music theory or modifying a musical piece automatically producing a series of tones G10H1/26
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/38 Chord
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/125 Medley, i.e. linking parts of different musical pieces in one single piece, e.g. sound collage, DJ mix
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/135 Library retrieval index, i.e. using an indexing scheme to efficiently retrieve a music piece
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

There are provided recording means for recording first data (12A) or (12B) used for dividing each of a first piece of content and a second piece of content into a plurality of blocks in accordance with each piece of contents and recording means (11A) or (11B) for recording second data indicating a sequence for arranging the plurality of blocks to create a new piece of content. The first piece of content and the second piece of content are mashed up using the first data and the second data, and a result of mashup processing is output. As a result, it is possible to mash up the first piece of content and the second piece of content without special knowledge.

Claims

1. A mashup data file used for mashing up at least a first piece of content and a second piece of content, comprising:

first data used for dividing each of the first piece of content and the second piece of content into a plurality of blocks in accordance with each piece of contents; and

second data indicating a sequence for arranging the plurality of blocks to create a new piece of content.

2. The mashup data file according to claim 1, wherein each of the first piece of content and the second piece of content is a sound piece of content, an image piece of content, or a character piece of content.

3. The mashup data file according to claim 1, wherein the first piece of content and the second piece of content are the same.

4. A content creation method comprising:

mashing up a first piece of content and a second piece of content using first data used for dividing each of the first piece of content and the second piece of content into a plurality of blocks in accordance with each piece of contents and second data indicating a sequence for arranging the plurality of blocks to create a new piece of content.

5. A mashup apparatus for mashing up at least a first piece of content and a second piece of content comprising:

recording means for recording first data used for dividing each of the first piece of content and the second piece of content into a plurality of blocks in accordance with each piece of contents; and

recording means for recording second data indicating a sequence for arranging the plurality of blocks to create a new piece of content, and

wherein the first piece of content and the second piece of content are mashed up using the first data and the second data, and a result of mashup processing is output.