System and method for arranging and playing a media presentation

• US 20050114800A1
• Filed: 11/21/2003
• Published: 05/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Rao, Sumita
• Granted Patent: US 8,166,422 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/867
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44012 involving rendering scenes according to scene graphs, e.g. MPEG-4 scene graphs

Abstract

The system enables a user to select and order media objects, such as sound files, image files, animations, and text into a media presentation. The media presentation is then associated with a trigger or other interrupt event. Upon an occurrence of the event, the system plays the media presentation on system output devices. In one example of the system, the selected media files, ordering information, and other properties are assembled into a media package. The media package may be published to a remote device so that a remote device may play the media presentation.

Claims

1. A method for arranging and playing a media presentation, comprising:

providing a media file having a plurality of media objects;

receiving configuration instructions from a user;

arranging the plurality of media objects into an ordered sequence responsive to the configuration instructions;

associating the ordered sequence of media objects with a trigger event;

monitoring for the trigger event;

detecting the trigger event; and

playing, responsive to the trigger event, the ordered sequence of media objects.

2. The method according to claim 1, further including the step of packaging the plurality of media objects into an encapsulated media package, the media package further including sequencing information for the media objects.

3. The method according to claim 2, further including the steps of:

publishing the media package to a remote user device;

associating, on the remote device, the media package with a trigger event;

monitoring for the trigger event on the remote device;

detecting the trigger event on the remote device; and

playing on the remote device, responsive to the trigger event, the ordered sequence of media objects.

4. The method according to claim 1, further including:

dividing at least one of the media objects into a set of sequential subsets so that each subset is smaller than a maximum size; and

wherein the divided media object is played by loading and playing each of its respective subsets in sequential order.

5. The method according to claim 1 where at least one of the media objects is a sound file and at least anther one of the media objects is an image file.

6. The method according to claim 1 where the presentation is a screensaver for a display device, and the ordered sequence of media objects is played responsive to a timed trigger event.

7. A wireless device, comprising:

an embedded processor;

a keypad input device coupled to the embedded processor;

a display screen coupled to the embedded processor;

wherein the embedded processor implements a method comprising;

displaying to a user a plurality of available media objects;

receiving the user'"'"'s configuration instructions from the keypad;

selecting and ordering a set of media objects responsive to the configuration instructions;

associating the set of media objects with a trigger event, the trigger event occurring at the wireless device;

monitoring for the trigger event; and

presenting, responsive to the trigger event, the ordered sequence of media objects.

8. The wireless device according to claim 7, further including a position location receiver coupled to the embedded processor, and wherein the embedded processor presents the media objects responses to a trigger event generated by the position location receiver.

9. The wireless device according to claim 7, further including a timer coupled to the embedded processor, and wherein the embedded processor presents the media objects responses to a trigger event generated by the timer.

10. The wireless device according to claim 7, further including a call processor coupled to the embedded processor, and wherein the embedded processor presents the media objects responses to a trigger event generated by the call processor.

11. The wireless device according to claim 7, wherein the embed process further receives caller identification information, and wherein the embedded processor presents the media objects responses to a trigger event generated according to the content of the caller identification information.

12. A method of arranging a screensaver and playing the screensaver on the display of a portable, battery powered device, comprising:

providing a plurality of image files;

receiving selection commands, the selection commands selecting a set of image files to use in the screensaver;

ordering the selected files into a sequence;

associating the sequence with a screensaver event;

monitoring for an occurrence of the screensaver event;

detecting the screensaver event; and

playing the sequence on the display as a screensaver.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the receiving step further includes accepting commands entered by a user.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the receiving step further includes accepting commands generated responsive to the portable device receiving a wireless communication.

15. The method according to claim 12, further providing a sound file, and ordering the sound files into the sequence so that the sound plays on a speaker device.

16. The method according to claim 12 further including the step of packaging the selected media files and sequencing information into a media package.

17. The method according to claim 16 further including the step of

transmitting the media package to a remote device, and

playing the sequence on the display of the remote device.

18. A method of playing a media presentation using a device, comprising:

providing a media package, the media package including sequence information for ordering a plurality of media objects in the media presentation;

associating the media package with an event trigger;

monitoring the device for an occurrence of the event trigger; and

playing, responsive to the event trigger, the media presentation.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the providing step includes receiving the media package through a network connection.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the providing step includes receiving the media package through a wireless connection.

21. The method according to claim 18, wherein the providing step includes:

receiving configuration instructions from a user of the device;

selecting the media objects according to the configuration instructions;

ordering the media objects according to the configuration instructions; and

generating the media package at the device.

22. The method according to claim 18, wherein the providing step includes:

receiving configuration instructions;

selecting the media objects according to the configuration instructions;

ordering the media objects according to the configuration instructions; and

generating the media package.

23. The method according to claim 18, wherein the media package is an encapsulated media package including data for the media objects.

24. The method according to claim 18, wherein the media package is a referenced media package including a reference to a file location to access data for the media objects.