System and method for assembling a recorded composition

• US 9,190,110 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2010
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interlude Ltd., JBF Interlude Ltd. (Interlude US, Inc.), JBF Interlude 2009 Ltd.
• Original Assignee: JBF Interlude 2009 Ltd.
• Inventors: Bloch, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nazar, Ahamed I
• Application Number:
  US12/706,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20100293455A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,099 Days
• Field of Search: 715/716, 715/255, 704/278, 846/25, 707/999.107
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/197 Version control for software G06F8/71
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0025 Automatic or semi-automatic music composition, e.g. producing random music, applying rules from music theory or modifying a musical piece automatically producing a series of tones G10H1/26
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/368 displaying animated or moving pictures synchronized with the music or audio part
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/125 Medley, i.e. linking parts of different musical pieces in one single piece, e.g. sound collage, DJ mix
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 7/008 Means for controlling the transition from one tone waveform to another
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A system and method for assembling segments of recorded music or video from among various versions or variations of a recording, into a new version or composition, such that a first segment of a first version of a recorded work is attached to a segment of a second segment of a second version of the recorded work, to create a new version of the recorded work.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating the assembly of a composition, the system comprising:

a memory to store data representing different predefined versions of a video presentation, the predefined versions comprising a plurality of predefined paths, each path comprising a plurality of audio/video segments, each audio/video segment representing a scene of the video presentation,

wherein a particular one of the audio/video segments comprises a predefined decision period during which a user may select, in real-time as the particular audio/video segment is playing, a subsequent audio/video segment to be played automatically and immediately following a conclusion of playback of the particular audio/video segment,

wherein the decision period of the particular audio/video segment begins subsequent to a beginning of playback of the particular audio/video segment and ends prior to the conclusion of playback of the particular audio/video segment; and

a processor to assemble a plurality of the audio/video segments into a particular one of the paths, wherein the particular path is a predefined version of the video presentation having a plurality of seamlessly connected scenes, and wherein the processor is configured to;

(i) during a first playback of the video presentation;

automatically present to the user, during a decision period of a first audio/video segment, visual representations of two or more alternative audio/video segments from which a subsequent audio/video segment is selected;

present, during playback of the first audio/video segment, a visual indicator of time remaining in the decision period of the first audio/video segment;

receive a selection of the subsequent audio/video segment from among the alternative audio/video segments;

play the selected subsequent audio/video segment following a conclusion of playback of the first audio/video segment;

automatically present to the user, during a decision period of the selected subsequent audio/video segment, visual representations of two or more second alternative audio/video segments from which a second subsequent audio/video segment can be selected, the second subsequent audio/video segment to be played directly following a conclusion of playback of the selected subsequent audio/video segment;

receive from the user, during playback of the video presentation after the decision period of the selected subsequent audio/video segment, a selection of one of the second alternative audio/video segments, wherein the selection of the one of the second alternative audio/video segments is received too late for the selected second alternative audio/video segment to be played directly following the conclusion of playback of the selected subsequent audio/video segment;

store in a memory the selection of the second alternative audio/video segment and a location of intended insertion of the selected second alternative audio/video segment, the location of intended insertion being directly after the conclusion of playback of the selected subsequent audio/video segment; and

automatically play a default or random audio/video segment from the second alternative audio/video segments at the location of intended insertion instead of the selected second alternative audio/video segment,

wherein the first playback of the video presentation results in a first one of the predefined versions of the video presentation; and

(ii) during a second, later playback of the video presentation;

automatically play the selected second alternative audio/video segment at the location of intended insertion without requiring interaction from the user,

wherein the second playback of the video presentation results in a second one of the predefined versions of the video presentation.

2. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processor further assembles a composition comprising the first audio/video segment and the subsequent audio/video segment for storage in the memory.

3. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to issue a signal in advance of a completion of playback of the first audio/video segment, the signal alerting a user of the upcoming completion of playback of the first audio/video segment.

4. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to issue a signal associated with one of the alternative audio/video segments, the signal indicating that the one of the alternative audio/video segments is suitable for assembly onto the first audio/video segment.

5. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to issue a signal indicating that flail the first audio/video segment comprises a first mode, and a signal indicating that a second one of the audio/video segments comprises a second mode.

6. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to assemble the first predefined version of the video presentation by linking an end of the first audio/video segment with a start of the selected subsequent audio/video segment.

7. The system as in claim 1, wherein the subsequent audio/video segment is selected based at least in part on a user-provided selection.

8. The system as in claim 1, wherein the subsequent audio/video segment is selected as a default selection.

9. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to present, during playback of the first audio/video segment, a visual indicator of time remaining until the selected subsequent audio/video segment is to be played.

10. The system as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the audio/video segments represents a predefined portion of two or more of the predefined paths.

11. A method of assembling a seamless composition, the method comprising:

i) storing data representing different predefined versions of a video presentation, the redefined versions comprising a plurality of predefined paths, each path comprising a plurality of audio/video segments, each audio/video segment representing a scene of the video presentation,

wherein a particular one of the audio/video segments comprises a predefined decision period during which a user may select, in real-time as the particular audio/video segment is playing, a subsequent audio/video segment to be played automatically and immediately following a conclusion of playback of the particular audio/video segment, and

wherein the decision period of the particular audio/video segment begins subsequent to a beginning of playback of the particular audio/video segment and ends prior to the conclusion of playback of the particular audio/video segment;

ii) assembling a plurality of the audio/video segments into a particular one of the paths, wherein the particular path is a predefined version of the video presentation having a plurality of seamlessly connected scenes;

iii) during a first playback of the video presentation;

automatically presenting to the user, during a decision period of a first audio/video segment, visual representations of two or more alternative audio/video segments from which a subsequent audio/video segment is selected;

presenting, during playback of the first audio/video segment, a visual indicator of time remaining in the decision period of the first audio/video segment;

receiving a selection of the subsequent audio/video segment from among the alternative audio/video segments;

playing the selected subsequent audio/video segment following a conclusion of playback of the first audio/video segment;

automatically presenting to the user, during a decision period of the selected subsequent audio/video segment, visual representations of two or more second alternative audio/video segments from which a second subsequent audio/video segment can be selected, the second subsequent audio/video segment to be played directly following a conclusion of playback of the selected subsequent audio/video segment;

receiving from the user, during playback of the video presentation after the decision period of the selected subsequent audio/video segment, a selection of one of the second alternative audio/video segments, wherein the selection of the one of the second alternative audio/video segments is received too late for the selected second alternative audio/video segment to be played directly following the conclusion of playback of the selected subsequent audio/video segment;

storing in a memory the selection of the second alternative audio/video segment and a location of intended insertion of the selected second alternative audio/video segment, the location of intended insertion being directly after the conclusion of playback of the selected subsequent audio/video segment; and

automatically playing a default or random audio/video segment from the second alternative audio/video segments at the location of intended insertion instead of the selected second alternative audio/video segment,

wherein the first playback of the video presentation results in a first one of the predefined versions of the video presentation; and

iv) during a second, later playback of the video presentation;

automatically playing the selected second alternative audio/video segment at the location of intended insertion without requiring interaction from the user,

wherein the second playback of the video presentation results in a second one of the predefined versions of the video presentation.

12. The method as in claim 11, further comprising alerting a user, in advance of a completion of playback of the first audio/video segment, of the upcoming completion of playback of the first audio/video segment.

13. The method as in claim 11, further comprising indicating that the one of the alternative audio/video segments is suitable for assembly onto the first audio/video segment.

14. The method as in claim 11, further comprising indicating that the first audio/video segment comprises a first mode and that a second one of the audio/video segments comprises a second mode.

15. The method as in claim 11, further comprising linking an end of the first audio/video segment with a start of the selected subsequent audio/video segment.

16. The method as in claim 11, wherein the subsequent audio/video segment is selected based at least in part on a user-provided selection.

17. The method as in claim 11, wherein the subsequent audio/video segment is selected as a default selection.

18. The method as in claim 11, further comprising presenting, during playback of the first audio/video segment, a visual indicator of time remaining until the selected subsequent audio/video segment is to be played.

19. The method as in claim 11, wherein at least one of the audio/video segments represents a predefined portion of two or more of the predefined paths.