System and method for providing an interactive, visual complement to an audio program
First Claim
1. A method for providing a visual complement to an audio stream, comprising:
- transmitting audio data corresponding to a selected song; and
transmitting a data packet that was generated using an identifier identifying the selected song, wherein the data packet includes a media asset identifier identifying a media asset and further includes song information associated with the selected song, the song information comprising the title of the selected song and the name of the artist who recorded the selected song, whereinthe step of transmitting the data packet comprises transmitting the data packet to a receiving system that is configured such that, in response to receiving the data packet, the receiving system automatically generates a video image using the information included in the data packet and automatically outputs the generated video image to a display device, which is operable to display the video image to a user of the device, without the user having to select a menu item, andthe generated video image includes the song information comprising the title of the song and the name of the artist.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing an interactive, visual complement to one or more audio programs. In one aspect, the system comprises an audio subsystem for generating an audio signal corresponding to a sound recording. The system also comprises a video subsystem for generating a video image specification based, at least in part, on the sound recording. In one aspect, the audio signal and video image specification are transmitted to an audio/video signal transmission system. The transmission system receives the video image specification and generates a video signal that conforms to the video image specification. The video signal and the audio signal are transmitted to at least one consumer receiver. In this way, the system provides a visual complement to an audio program.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for providing a visual complement to an audio stream, comprising:
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transmitting audio data corresponding to a selected song; and transmitting a data packet that was generated using an identifier identifying the selected song, wherein the data packet includes a media asset identifier identifying a media asset and further includes song information associated with the selected song, the song information comprising the title of the selected song and the name of the artist who recorded the selected song, wherein the step of transmitting the data packet comprises transmitting the data packet to a receiving system that is configured such that, in response to receiving the data packet, the receiving system automatically generates a video image using the information included in the data packet and automatically outputs the generated video image to a display device, which is operable to display the video image to a user of the device, without the user having to select a menu item, and the generated video image includes the song information comprising the title of the song and the name of the artist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing a visual complement to an audio service, the system comprising:
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an audio subsystem configured to store a playlist for a linear audio channel and to transmit audio data corresponding to a sound recording specified in the playlist; and a receiving system, comprising a receiver and a video image generator, the receiving system being programmed to; i) in response to receiving a data packet that was generated using an identifier identifying the sound recording, generate a video image in accordance with information included in the data packet, wherein the data packet includes a media asset identifier identifying a media asset and further includes sound recording information associated with the sound recording, the sound recording information comprising the title of the sound recording and the name of the artist who recorded the sound recording; and ii) automatically output the generated video image such that it is received at a display device operable to display the video image to a user of the display device without the user having to select a menu item, wherein the generated video image includes the song information comprising the title of the song and the name of the artist, and the receiving system is configured to retrieve the identified media asset and use the retrieved media asset in generating the video image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing a visual complement to an audio stream, the method being performed by a music system for providing said audio stream to a plurality of users essentially simultaneously and comprising:
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the music system automatically selecting a song from a set of available songs; the music system storing a data packet associated with the selected song, the data packet including a media asset identifier identifying a media asset and further including song information associated with the selected song, the song information comprising the title of the song and the name of the artist who recorded the song; as a result of automatically selecting the song, transmitting said audio stream, wherein said audio stream comprises audio data corresponding to said selected song; and transmitting the data packet to a receiving system, wherein the receiving system is configured such that, in response to receiving the data packet, the receiving system automatically generates a video image using the information included in the data packet and automatically outputs the generated video image such that it is received by a display device that is operable to display the video image to a user of the display device without the user having to select a menu item, and the generated video image includes the song information comprising the title of the song and the name of the artist and the still image identified by the media asset identifier.
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