Assembling verbal narration for digital display images
First Claim
1. A narration assembly method for assembling in a computer system narration with plural digital display media components, comprising:
- successively selecting each of plural digital display images in a set;
recording a verbal narration for each of the selected digital display images;
recording one or more manual user indications of one or more locations in each of the selected digital display images simultaneously with the recording of the verbal narration; and
forming a digital multimedia production that incorporates the digital display images and the verbal narrations, together with cinematic display manipulations that automatically vary the rendering of the digital display images in relation to the manual user indications.
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Abstract
A computer-based narration assembly system and method provide an environment analogous to in-person sharing of photographs by utilizing spontaneous verbal narration or story-telling, together with manual indications by the story-teller of significant or relevant image portions. The system combines the verbal narration with automatic cinematic display manipulations that relate to the manual indications by the story-teller to form a multimedia production or “movie” from the display images. The cinematic display manipulations may include pans, zooms, fades, etc. that animate the display of the images and transitions between them.
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30 Claims
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1. A narration assembly method for assembling in a computer system narration with plural digital display media components, comprising:
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successively selecting each of plural digital display images in a set;
recording a verbal narration for each of the selected digital display images;
recording one or more manual user indications of one or more locations in each of the selected digital display images simultaneously with the recording of the verbal narration; and
forming a digital multimedia production that incorporates the digital display images and the verbal narrations, together with cinematic display manipulations that automatically vary the rendering of the digital display images in relation to the manual user indications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a computer readable medium, narration assembly software for assembling narration with plural digital display media components, comprising:
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software for recording a verbal narration for each of plural successively selected digital display images in a set;
software for recording one or more manual user indications of one or more locations in each of the selected digital display images simultaneously with the recording of the verbal narration; and
software for forming a digital multimedia production that incorporates the digital display images and the verbal narrations, together with cinematic display manipulations that automatically vary the rendering of the digital display images in relation to the manual user indications. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a computer readable medium, narration assembly software for assembling narration with plural digital display media components, comprising:
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software for recording simultaneously a verbal narration and a manual user indication of a location in each of selected digital display images simultaneously with the recording of the verbal narration; and
software for forming a digital multimedia production that incorporates the digital display images and the verbal narrations, together with cinematic display manipulations that automatically vary the rendering of the digital display images in relation to the manual user indications. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. In a computer readable medium, narration assembly data structure for assembling narration with plural digital display media components, comprising:
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a set of plural digital display images;
a verbal narration recorded for each of the digital display images;
manual user indications of one or more locations in each of the selected digital display images recorded simultaneously with the verbal narration; and
plural predefined cinematic rules to be automatically applied in the rendering of the digital display images. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. In a computer readable medium, narration assembly software for assembling narration with plural digital display media components, comprising:
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software for recording a verbal narration for plural successively selected digital display images;
software for recording one or more manual user indications of one or more locations in one or more of the selected digital display images simultaneously with the recording of the verbal narration; and
software for forming a digital multimedia production that incorporates the digital display images and the verbal narrations, together with cinematic display manipulations that automatically vary the rendering of the digital display images in relation to the manual user indications.
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29. In a computer readable medium, narration assembly data structure for assembling narration with plural digital display media components, comprising:
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a verbal narration recorded for each of plural digital display images;
manual user indications of one or more locations in each of the selected digital display images recorded simultaneously with the verbal narration; and
plural predefined cinematic rules to be automatically applied in the rendering of the digital display images.
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30. A narration assembly method for assembling in a computer system narration with a digital display media component, comprising:
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displaying a digital display image;
recording a verbal narration for the digital display image;
recording one or more manual user indications of one or more locations in the digital display image simultaneously with the recording of the verbal narration; and
forming a digital multimedia production that incorporates the digital display image and the verbal narration, together with cinematic display manipulations that automatically vary the rendering of the digital display image in relation to the one or more manual user indications.
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