System and method for synchronizing a graphic image and a media event
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1. A computer system comprising:
- 1) means for storing a time-based media file that corresponds to a portion of a media event;
2) means for storing a graphic image that corresponds to the portion of the media event; and
3) means for relating time position in the media file with spatial position in the graphic image that corresponds to the portion of the media event, so that a time-place mapping is created between the media file and the graphic image.
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Abstract
In an illustrative embodiment, the invention discloses a computer system in which an arbitrary set of graphical images can be used to navigate through a musical score. The musical score may be read through by a user while listening to the music and pointing to a corresponding position in the music. To this end, tracking information may be stored with image as a time-place mapping. In navigation through the musical score, the mapping may be used inversely to calculate musical time from a place pointed at in the score. In collaboration, the mapping may be used to calculate corresponding positions in different versions (parts) of the same musical score presented to different users.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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1) means for storing a time-based media file that corresponds to a portion of a media event;
2) means for storing a graphic image that corresponds to the portion of the media event; and
3) means for relating time position in the media file with spatial position in the graphic image that corresponds to the portion of the media event, so that a time-place mapping is created between the media file and the graphic image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
means for storing said time-place mapping. -
11. A computer system as recited in claim 10, further including
means for accessing a portion of said graphic image from storage based upon a selected position in said media file. -
12. A computer system as recited in claim 10, further including
means for accessing a portion of said media file from storage based upon a selected spatial position in said graphic image. -
13. A computer system as recited in claim 11, further including
means for accessing a sequence of portions of said graphic image in accordance with presentation of said media file. -
14. A computer system as recited in claim 13, further including
means for accessing a sequence of portions of another graphic image in accordance with presentation of said media file. -
15. A computer system as recited in claim 14, wherein said graphic image and said another graphic image include different sets of pointing, annotation and selecting action information.
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6. A computer method comprising the steps of:
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1) storing a time-based media file that corresponds to a portion of a media event;
2) storing a graphic image that corresponds to a portion of the media event; and
3) relating time position in the media file with spatial position in the graphic image that corresponds to a portion of the media event by moving a pointing device over the graphic image while the media file is presented, thereby constructing a time-place mapping between the media file and the graphic image. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
storing said time-place mapping. -
17. A method as recited in claim 16, including the further step of
accessing a portion of said media file in accordance with a selected location in said graphic image. -
18. A method as recited in claim 16, including the further step of
accessing a portion of said graphic image in accordance with a selected location in said media file. -
19. A method as recited in claim 18, wherein said accessing step is repeated in accordance with a presentation of said media file.
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20. A method as recited in claim 18, including the further step of
accessing a portion of another graphic image in accordance with a selected location in said media file.
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