Playlist-based content assembly
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1. A podcast creation and publishing method comprising:
- creating, from at least one media event log, an automation playlist of media events by executing an instruction in a computer system, wherein each of the media events has a first file format, and wherein the media event log provides a list of media events arranged according to a time during which each media event will play;
converting the media events to a second file format that is both uncompressed as well as different from the first file format of at least one of the media events, by executing an instruction on the computer system;
merging, in the second file format, the media events into a composite media event without playing said media events in real time, by executing an instruction on the computer system, wherein the merging includes using metadata to establish a transitional relationship between the media events; and
publishing the composite media event in a podcast including a third file format, by executing an instruction on the computer system, andwherein the publishing of the podcast using a podcast automation interface, comprises;
defining a web syndication format;
defining one or more RSS (Really Simple Syndication) channels for the publishing of the podcast, including podcast title, description, and URL;
defining one or more RSS items of the composite media event;
providing media property tags for the third file format;
defining a podcast feed, wherein the podcast automation interface is used to create or update a local copy of one or more of;
an RSS file or a web feed; and
distribution over a network.
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Abstract
A method of and apparatus for content assembly is provided by which an automation playlist of media events is created, a relationship is defined between the media events, the media events are merged into a composite media event and published.
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1. A podcast creation and publishing method comprising:
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creating, from at least one media event log, an automation playlist of media events by executing an instruction in a computer system, wherein each of the media events has a first file format, and wherein the media event log provides a list of media events arranged according to a time during which each media event will play; converting the media events to a second file format that is both uncompressed as well as different from the first file format of at least one of the media events, by executing an instruction on the computer system; merging, in the second file format, the media events into a composite media event without playing said media events in real time, by executing an instruction on the computer system, wherein the merging includes using metadata to establish a transitional relationship between the media events; and publishing the composite media event in a podcast including a third file format, by executing an instruction on the computer system, and wherein the publishing of the podcast using a podcast automation interface, comprises; defining a web syndication format; defining one or more RSS (Really Simple Syndication) channels for the publishing of the podcast, including podcast title, description, and URL; defining one or more RSS items of the composite media event; providing media property tags for the third file format; defining a podcast feed, wherein the podcast automation interface is used to create or update a local copy of one or more of;
an RSS file or a web feed; anddistribution over a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A podcast creation and publishing system comprising:
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a processor; memory operably associated with the processor; a program of instructions configured to be stored in the memory and executed by the processor, the program of instructions comprising; at least one instruction to create, from at least one media event log, an automation playlist of media events, wherein each of the media events has a first file format, and wherein the media event log provides a list of media events arranged according to a time during which each media event will play; at least one instruction to convert the media events to a second file format that is both uncompressed as well as different from the first file format of at least one of the media events; at least one instruction to merge, in the second file format, the media events into a composite media event, without playing said media events in real time, by using metadata to establish a transitional relationship between the media events; and at least one instruction to publish the composite media event in a podcast including a third file format; and wherein the at least one instruction to publish the composite media event in a podcast uses a podcast automation interface and comprises; defining a web syndication format; defining one or more RSS (Really Simple Syndication) channels for the podcast publication, including podcast title, description, and URL; defining one or more RSS items of the composite media event; providing media property tags for the third file format; defining a podcast feed, wherein the podcast automation interface is used to create or update a local copy of one or more of;
an RSS file or a web feed; anddistribution over a network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A podcast creation and publishing method comprising:
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creating, from at least one media event log, a list of separate media events to be automatically combined into a podcast by executing an instruction in a computer system, wherein each of the separate media events has a first file format, and wherein the media event log provides a list of media events arranged according to a time during which each media event will play; converting the separate media events to a second file format that is both uncompressed as well as different from the first file format of at least one of the separate media events, by executing an instruction on the computer system; obtaining metadata specifying transition relationships between the separate media events; automatically merging, in the second file format, the separate media events including the transitions specified by the metadata into a composite media event, wherein the transitions are applied without playing back the media events in real time, by executing an instruction on the computer system; and publishing the composite media event in a podcast in a third file format, by executing an instruction on the computer system; and wherein the publishing the composite media event in a podcast includes a podcast automation interface and comprises; defining a web syndication format; defining one or more RSS (Really Simple Syndication) channels for the publishing of the podcast, including podcast title, description, and URL; defining one or more RSS items of the composite media event; providing media property tags for the third file format; defining a podcast feed, wherein the podcast automation interface is used to create or update a local copy of one or more of;
an RSS file or a web feed; anddistribution over a network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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