Method and apparatus for transitioning between sequences of digital information
First Claim
1. In a computer controlled display system, a method for transitioning between a first stream of digital audio information and a second stream of digital audio information, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing said first stream and said second stream to said computer system;
creating a means for modifying an audio signal during a transition from said first stream to said second stream said audio signal generated from at least one of said first stream and said second stream;
specifying the duration of said transition and at least a portion of said first and said second streams for said transition;
creating an audio transition using said means for modifying an audio signal and said portion of said first and said second streams.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating and observing a transition between a first and second sequence of information. The invention is practiced on a computer controlled display system and a computer controlled sound generation system. The method includes providing the first stream and the second stream of information to the computer system; creating a template for modifying an audio signal during a transition from the first stream of information to the second stream of information; specifying the duration of the transition and specifying at least a portion of the first stream and a portion of the second stream for the transition; creating an audio transition using the audio template for modifying an audio signal and using the portion of the first stream and the portion of second stream. Another aspect of the invention includes a method for controlling the rate of transistion from the first stream of digital information to the second stream of digital information which method includes: providing the first stream of information and second stream of information to the computer system; providing a rate transition template for specifying the rate of transition during the transistion; specifying the duration of the transistion and at least a portion of the first stream and the second stream for the transition; creating the transition using the rate template and the portions of the first and second streams, wherein the rate transition template includes a visual representation of the rate of transition over the duration of the transition.
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18 Claims
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1. In a computer controlled display system, a method for transitioning between a first stream of digital audio information and a second stream of digital audio information, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing said first stream and said second stream to said computer system; creating a means for modifying an audio signal during a transition from said first stream to said second stream said audio signal generated from at least one of said first stream and said second stream; specifying the duration of said transition and at least a portion of said first and said second streams for said transition; creating an audio transition using said means for modifying an audio signal and said portion of said first and said second streams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer controlled display system for creating a transition between a first stream of digital audio information and a second stream of digital audio information, said system comprising:
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a first storage means for storing said first stream and said second stream; a second storage means for storing transition information specifying how to combine at least a portion of said first stream and at least a portion of said second stream for each transition; a processing means for combining said portion of said first stream and said portion of said second stream according to said transition information, said processing means being coupled to said first and said second storage means; a sound generation means to produce the sounds of the combination of said portion of said first stream and said portion of said second stream, said sound generation means being coupled to said processing means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. In a computer controlled display system, a method for controlling a rate of transition between a first sequence of digital information and a second sequence of digital information, said method comprising:
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providing said first sequence and said second sequence to said computer system; providing a rate transition control means for specifying said rate of transition during said transition; specifying a duration of said transition and at least a portion of said first and said second sequences for said transition; creating said transition using said rate transition control means and said portions of said first and said second sequences, wherein said rate transition control means includes a visual representation of said rate of transition over said duration of said transition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer controlled display system for controlling a rate of transition between a first sequence of digital information and a second sequence of digital information, said system comprising:
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a first storage means for storing said first and said second sequence; a second storage means for storing rate transition control information for specifying said rate of transition during said transition, said rate transition control information including a visual representation of said rate of transition over a duration of said transition; a means for specifying said duration of said transition and at least a portion of said first and said second sequences for said transition; a processing means for combining at least said portions of said first sequence and said second sequence according to said rate transition control information, said processing means being coupled to said first and said second storage means and being coupled to said means for specifying said duration. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. In a computer controlled display system, a method for controlling a rate of transition between a first sequence of digital information and a second sequence of digital information, said method comprising:
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providing said first sequence and said second sequence to said computer system; providing a rate transition control template for specifying said rate of transition during said transition; specifying a duration of said transition and at least a portion of said first and said second sequences for said transition; creating said transition using said rate transition control template and said portions of said first and said second sequences, wherein said rate transition control template includes a visual representation of said rate of transition over said duration of said transition.
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