Method and apparatus for controlling composition and performance of soundtracks to accompany a slide show
First Claim
1. A method in a computer system for performing a soundtrack to accompany an electronic slide show, comprising:
- storing, according to user input, information specifying the performance of a desired soundtrack;
sequentially displaying at least one slide;
retrieving at least a portion of the information specifying a desired soundtrack;
providing the information to a music engine that automatically composes at least a portion of the desired soundtrack; and
automatically performing the composed portion of the desired soundtrack concurrently with the displaying the at least one slide.
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Abstract
A computer-based system and method of creating and performing a soundtrack to accompany an electronic slide show presentation is disclosed. The method includes receiving input from a slide presentation author, the input specifying when the soundtrack is to begin, end, or change. The input also includes a specification of elements that control the soundtrack content. During an electronic slide show, when each slide (212) is displayed, the soundtrack specifications associated with the displayed slide (212) are retrieved. Based on the specifications, a music engine (230) is invoked with commands to control the composition and performance of a soundtrack that accompanies the currently displayed slide. The method also includes receiving specifications of motifs that are triggered to accompany predetermined events occurring during the electronic slide show.
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25 Claims
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1. A method in a computer system for performing a soundtrack to accompany an electronic slide show, comprising:
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storing, according to user input, information specifying the performance of a desired soundtrack; sequentially displaying at least one slide; retrieving at least a portion of the information specifying a desired soundtrack; providing the information to a music engine that automatically composes at least a portion of the desired soundtrack; and automatically performing the composed portion of the desired soundtrack concurrently with the displaying the at least one slide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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displaying an electronic slide show comprising at least one electronic slide, the displaying including advancing the electronic slide show in response to predetermined events; retrieving data describing a soundtrack to accompany the electronic slide show;
providing the data to a music engine that automatically composes the soundtrack based on the retrieved data; andautomatically performing the soundtrack during the displaying the electronic slide show. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon at least one computer file, comprising:
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a plurality of slides, each slide including at least one object that is capable of being displayed by a computer; and a plurality of soundtrack data fields, each soundtrack data field containing data representative of at least a segment of a soundtrack to accompany a display of at least one of the slides, each soundtrack data field specifying information that can be used to instruct a music engine to automatically compose and perform the corresponding segment of the soundtrack. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification