DIGITAL MEDIA ALBUM
First Claim
1. A method of providing a digital media album on a computer system, comprising:
- providing, on a computer, a package of digital media, including a set of media titles and a set of other digital media related to one or more of the media titles, the set of other digital media including lyrics associated with the one or more media titles and a plurality of image files associated with the one or more media titles, the package further including a manifest file, the manifest file defining an interrelationship between the set of media titles and the set of other digital media, the manifest file including presentation information for the set of media titles and the set of other digital media;
electronically presenting the set of media titles to a user;
electronically receiving input from the user indicating for which media titles from the set of media titles the user would like to receive a corresponding digital music file;
electronically transmitting to the user the package of digital media, including each digital music file indicated by the user; and
wherein the package is configured to be executed by an album player with digital media presentation functions configured to present the set of media titles, the set of other digital media, and each digital music file included in the package using the interrelationship defined in the manifest file and using the presentation information included in the manifest file.
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Abstract
A virtual or digital multimedia album. The digital album may include a collection of related media to provide virtually, what a traditional band album provides, and more. The digital album may include a set of digital audio files that replicate or substantially resemble the set of tracks found on a traditional album. Additional media, such as videos, lyric text, other text, images, and user-imported content may all be included in the digital album. The content initially provided with the digital album may be exclusively oriented to a single artist or music group. In this way, the digital album can create a much greater immersion into the themed music than a mere collection of digital audio files can provide.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a digital media album on a computer system, comprising:
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providing, on a computer, a package of digital media, including a set of media titles and a set of other digital media related to one or more of the media titles, the set of other digital media including lyrics associated with the one or more media titles and a plurality of image files associated with the one or more media titles, the package further including a manifest file, the manifest file defining an interrelationship between the set of media titles and the set of other digital media, the manifest file including presentation information for the set of media titles and the set of other digital media; electronically presenting the set of media titles to a user; electronically receiving input from the user indicating for which media titles from the set of media titles the user would like to receive a corresponding digital music file; electronically transmitting to the user the package of digital media, including each digital music file indicated by the user; and
wherein the package is configured to be executed by an album player with digital media presentation functions configured to present the set of media titles, the set of other digital media, and each digital music file included in the package using the interrelationship defined in the manifest file and using the presentation information included in the manifest file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20)
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7. A method of creating a digital media album, comprising performing, with a computer, the steps of:
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loading a template that defines a base structure and functionality of the album, wherein the functionality includes at least one customization function and at least one media presentation function; defining a set of digital media pointers that each point to at most one digital media file, wherein the album is configured to present the set of digital media pointers to an end user and wherein the set of digital media pointers is defined by a set of titles included on an associated traditional music album; associating digital media with the album, including digital audio, digital video, and digital still images; providing a manifest file, the manifest file defining an interrelationship between the set of titles, the digital audio, the digital video, and the digital still images, the manifest file including presentation information for the set of titles, the digital audio, the digital video, and the digital still images, wherein the at least one media presentation function is configured to present said digital audio, digital video, and digital still images to the end user; wherein the album is configured to be downloaded by the end user, subsequent to being created, wherein the album includes functions configured to receive input from the end user modifying elements of the album, including associating other digital media with the album. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory digital storage medium including electronically stored data, the medium including data comprising:
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media data configured to be played by at least one of;
a digital audio player, a digital video player, and a digital image presenter, the media data including digital media files, the digital media files including a plurality of digital audio files, a plurality of image files, and a plurality of video files;data defining a set of digital media pointers that each point to either a null value or one of the digital media files, wherein the set of digital media pointers is defined by a set of media titles included on an associated traditional media album; text data associated with each digital media pointer that points to an associated one of the digital audio files, the text data including lyrics associated with the associated one of the digital audio files; first structural data based on a framework and defining a base functionality of the electronically stored data; second customized structural data configured to define presentation attributes of the first structural data; third customizable structural data configured to receive additional data from the end user, including digital media; and configuration data defining interrelationships between different media data files of the media data; and the medium including computer executable process steps configured to control a computer to audiovisually present the set of media titles, the additional data from the end user, and each digital media file using the set of digital pointers, the text data, the first structural data, the second customized structural data, the third customizable structural data, and the interrelationships defined in the configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification