Arranging audio or video sections

• US 9,449,648 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2007
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Lagemann, Ole, Danty, John, Helms, Jan-Hinnerk, Lengeling, Gerhard, Soren, Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): Ng, Amy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Takele, Meseker
• Application Number:
  US11/834,667
• Publication Number:
  US 20090044119A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,333 Days
• Field of Search: 715/719, 715/723, 386/52, 725/37
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/106 using icons, e.g. selecting, moving or linking icons, on-screen symbols, screen regions or segments representing musical elements or parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• 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 program product, a graphical user interface, a computer system including such a graphical user interface and method for replacing a first version of an audio and/or video section having a first length by selecting a second version of an audio and/or video section having a second length are described. Such a method comprises selecting the first version having the first length, displaying a first indication showing that the first version is selected, opening a menu associated with the first version offering at least the second version as an alternative to replace the first version, selecting the second version in the menu to replace the first version and displaying a second indication showing that the second version is selected. The second indication replaces the first indication. Some implementations may facilitate replacing one section or piece of audio or video data by another.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a first indication having a lateral point on a display device, the lateral point representing a timeline position, the first indication showing the first version of an at least one of an audio and a video section having a first length at the timeline position;

displaying, on the display device, a menu associated with the first version, the menu offering at least a second version of the at least one of the audio and the video section as an alternative to replace the first version at the timeline position, the second version of the at least one of the audio and the video section having a second length, wherein the menu is overlaid on the first indication and is associated with each selected version offering one or more alternatives to the selected versions;

receiving a selection of the second version in the menu to replace the first version;

replacing, automatically and in response to the receiving of the selection of the second version, the first version by the second version at the timeline position;

displaying a second indication replacing the first indication and having the same lateral point on the display device, the second indication showing the second version of the at least one of the audio and the video section having the second length at the timeline position.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the replacement comprises fitting the second version having the second length to the first length of the first version so that the second version is made equal in length to the first length.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second version is looped one or more times or a fraction thereof if the second length is shorter than the first length, and the second version is cut at an end so that its length is equal to the first length if the second length is larger than the first length.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first version is adaptable in length by looping its content or cutting its length.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second indication provides a visual indication if at least one of the first and second version is looped.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the alternatives have a part of their names in common.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second indication contains a name of the selected version or a representation indicating the content of the selected version.

8. A program product configured to be executed on a data processing system having a processor and a memory, the program having a program code configured to:

display a first indication having a lateral point on a display device, the lateral point representing a timeline position, the first indication showing a first version of an at least one of an audio and a video section having the first length at a timeline position;

provide a menu associated with the first version, the menu offering at least the second version of the at least one of the audio and the video section as an alternative to replace the first version at the timeline position, the second version of the at least one of the audio and the video section having a second length, wherein the menu is overlaid on the first indication and is associated with each selected version to offer one or more alternatives to the selected versions;

obtain a selection of the second version in the menu to replace the first version;

replacing, automatically and in response to the receiving of the selection of the second version, the first version by the second version at the timeline position;

display a second indication replacing the first indication and having the same lateral point on the display device, the second indication showing the second version of the at least one of the audio and the video section having the second length is displayed at the timeline position.

9. The program product of claim 8, wherein the replacement comprises fitting the second version having the second length to the first length of the first version so that the second version is made equal in length to the first length.

10. The program product of claim 9, wherein the second version is looped one or more times or a fraction thereof if the second length is shorter than the first length, and the second version is cut at an end so that its length is equal to the first length if the second length is larger than the first length.

11. The program product of claim 8, wherein the first version is adaptable in length by looping its content or cutting its length.

12. The program product of claim 8, wherein at least one of the first and second indication provides a visual indication if at least one of the first and second version is looped.

13. The program product of claim 8, wherein the alternatives have a part of their names in common.

14. The program product of claim 8, wherein at least one of the first and second indication contains a name of the selected version or a representation indicating the content of the selected version.

15. A data processing system, comprising:

a processor;

a display device communicatively coupled to the processing system; and

an input interface communicatively coupled to the processing system,

wherein the processor system is configured to cause;

the display device to display a first indication having a lateral point on the display device, the lateral point representing a timeline position, the first indication showing of an at least one of an the audio and the video section having a first length at a timeline position;

the display device to provide a menu associated with the first version offering at least the second version of the at least one of the audio and the video section as an alternative to replace the first version at the timeline position, the second version of the at least one of the audio and the video section having a second length, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display device to display the menu overlaid on the first indication and the menus is associated with each selected version offering one or more alternatives to the selected versions;

the input interface to obtain a selection of the second version in the menu to replace the first version;

the automatic replacement of the first version with the second version, in response to the obtaining of the selection of the second version, wherein the processor is configured to cause the automatic replacement of the first version by the second version at the timeline position;

the display device to display a second indication replacing the first indication and having the same lateral point on the display device, the second indication showing that the second version of the at least one of the audio and the video section having the second length at the timeline position.

16. The data processing system of claim 15, wherein the automatic replacement comprises fitting the second version having the second length to the first length of the first version so that the second version is made equal in length to the first length.

17. The data processing system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to cause the second version to be looped one or more times or a fraction thereof if the second length is shorter than the first length, and that the second version is cut at an end so that its length is equal to the first length if the second length is longer than the first length.

18. The data processing system of claim 15, wherein the first version is adaptable in length by looping its content or cutting its length.

19. The data processing system of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first and second indication provides a visual indication if at least one of the first and second version is looped.

20. The data processing system of claim 15, wherein the alternatives have a part of their names in common.

21. The data processing system of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first and second indication contains a name of the selected version or a representation indicating a content of the selected version.