# US 10,482,857 B2 · Media-media augmentation system and method of composing a media product > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,482,857 B2 - Document ID: US10482857B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/263,201 - Filed: 2019-01-31 - Published: 2019-05-30 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-22 - Assignees: Mashtraxx Limited - Applicants: Time Machine Capital Limited - Inventors: Joseph Michael William Lyske - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10482857B2 ## CPC - 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)} - A63B 69/00: Training appliances or apparatus for special sports (training of parachutists B64D23/00) - G06F 16/24575: {using context} - G10H 1/368: {displaying animated or moving pictures synchronized with the music or audio part} - G10H 1/40: Rhythm - G11B 20/10527: {Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements (G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence)} - G11B 27/031: Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals - G11B 27/036: Insert-editing - G11B 27/038: Cross-faders therefor - G11B 27/28: by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording {(G11B27/22 takes precedence)} - H04H 60/06: Arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services - H04H 60/33: Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions - H04H 60/65: for using the result on users' side - H04N 21/8456: {by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments} - A63B 71/0686: {Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means} - G06F 16/61: Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures - G10H 1/057: by envelope-forming circuits - G10H 1/361: {Recording/reproducing of accompaniment for use with an external source, e.g. karaoke systems} - G10H 1/46: Volume control - G10H 7/008: {Means for controlling the transition from one tone waveform to another} - G10H 2210/031: Musical analysis, i.e. isolation, extraction or identification of musical elements or musical parameters from a raw acoustic signal or from an encoded audio signal - G10H 2210/051: for extraction or detection of onsets of musical sounds or notes, i.e. note attack timings - G10H 2210/061: for extraction of musical phrases, isolation of musically relevant segments, e.g. musical thumbnail generation, or for temporal structure analysis of a musical piece, e.g. determination of the movement sequence of a musical work - G10H 2210/076: for extraction of timing, tempo; Beat detection - G10H 2210/091: for performance evaluation, i.e. judging, grading or scoring the musical qualities or faithfulness of a performance, e.g. with respect to pitch, tempo or other timings of a reference performance - G10H 2210/105: Composing aid, e.g. for supporting creation, edition or modification of a piece of music - G10H 2210/125: Medley, i.e. linking parts of different musical pieces in one single piece, e.g. sound collage, DJ mix - G10H 2210/131: Morphing, i.e. transformation of a musical piece into a new different one, e.g. remix - G10H 2210/371: Rhythm syncopation, i.e. timing offset of rhythmic stresses or accents, e.g. note extended from weak to strong beat or started before strong beat - G10H 2210/375: Tempo or beat alterations; Music timing control - G10H 2210/391: Automatic tempo adjustment, correction or control - G10H 2220/126: for graphical editing of individual notes, parts or phrases represented as variable length segments on a 2D or 3D representation, e.g. graphical edition of musical collage, remix files or pianoroll representations of MIDI-like files - G10H 2230/015: PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used - G10H 2240/075: Musical metadata derived from musical analysis or for use in electrophonic musical instruments - G10H 2240/085: Mood, i.e. generation, detection or selection of a particular emotional content or atmosphere in a musical piece - G10H 2240/121: Musical libraries, i.e. musical databases indexed by musical parameters, wavetables, indexing schemes using musical parameters, musical rule bases or knowledge bases, e.g. for automatic composing methods - G10H 2240/131: Library retrieval, i.e. searching a database or selecting a specific musical piece, segment, pattern, rule or parameter set - G10H 2240/325: Synchronizing two or more audio tracks or files according to musical features or musical timings - G10H 2250/035: Crossfade, i.e. time domain amplitude envelope control of the transition between musical sounds or melodies, obtained for musical purposes, e.g. for ADSR tone generation, articulations, medley, remix - G11B 27/005: {Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording (for television signals H04N5/783)} - G11B 27/105: {of operating discs} - G11B 2020/1062: {Data buffering arrangements, e.g. recording or playback buffers} - G10H: ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) - H04H: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION (multiplex communication H04J; pictorial communication aspects of broadcast systems H04N) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A media-content augmentation system includes a database with a multiplicity of media files and associated metadata. Each media file is mapped to at least one contextual theme defined by beginning and end timings. A processing system couples to the database; and an input couples to the processing system. The input is in the form of temporally-varying events data. The processing system resolves the input into one or more categorized contextual themes, correlates the themes with metadata associated with selected media files relevant to the themes, and then splices or fades together selected media files to reflect the events as the input varies with time, thus generating as an output, a media product in which transitions between media are aligned with the temporally-varying events. The database may contain sections of digital media files. A method aligns sections in digital media files with temporally-varying events data to compose a media product. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A media-content augmentation system comprising: a database containing a multiplicity of media files and associated metadata, each media file or part thereof mapped to at least one contextual theme defined by beginning and end timings; a processing system coupled to the database and responsive to said metadata; and an input coupled to the processing system, the input in the form of temporally-varying events data; wherein the processing system is arranged: to resolve the input into one or more of a plurality of categorized contextual themes; to correlate said categorized contextual themes with metadata associated with selected media files or part thereof relevant to the one or more of the plurality of categorized contextual themes, and thereafter to splice or fade together selected media files or part thereof to reflect said events as the input varies with time, thereby to generate, as an output, a media product in which transitions between media files or parts thereof are aligned with the temporally-varying events and wherein said temporarily-varying events take the form of one of: a beginning and an end in the case of a sustained feature for the contextual theme, wherein the sustained features is one of a form function and a hit point over time; and a specific point in time for a hit point. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The media-content augmentation system according to claim 1, wherein the processing system selects the media file or part thereof substantially in real-time to accompany changing physical or local environmental events. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The media-content system according to claim 1, wherein the system is arranged to augment an overall sensory experience of a user in the real world by dynamically changing, re-ordering or repeating and then playing selected media files or part thereof within the context of said categorized themes associated with the changing nature of events presented as the input to the processing system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The media-content augmentation system according to claim 1, wherein the processing system is a distributed set of processing systems. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The media-content augmentation system according to claim 1, wherein entry and exit points respectively into and out of the media file or part thereof support seamless rhythmic transition in output between sections. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The media-content augmentation system according to claim 1, wherein the form function is selected from one of the group consisting of: a static section; a drop-out; a fade in intensity; a build in intensity; and a relative intensity of the section. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The media-content augmentation system according to claim 1, wherein the hit point over time is selected from one of the group consisting of: a sound effect; speech; riff; and instrument type. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The media-content augmentation system according to claim 1, wherein the input takes the form of an intensity arising from at least one of: a relative change in light levels; a relative change in sound levels; changing rates in a monitorable function; and a relative change of characteristics between a current media file or part thereof and a new media file or part thereof that is to be cut or spliced into the current media file or part thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The media-content augmentation system according to claim 1, wherein the input takes the form of a scaling of intensities arising from at least one of: a relative change in light levels; a relative change in sound levels; changing rates in a monitorable function; and a relative change of characteristics between a current media file or part thereof and a new media file or part thereof that is to be cut or spliced into the current media file or part thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The media-content augmentation system according to claim 1, wherein said beginning and end timings take the form of one of: (i) a beginning and an end in the case of a sustained feature for the contextual theme, wherein the sustained features is one of a form function and a hit point over time; and (ii) a specific point in time for a hit point. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The media-content augmentation system of claim 1, wherein the media file is an audio file. ### Claim 12 A method of aligning sections in one or more digital media files with temporally-varying events data to compose a media product, the method comprising: receiving, as temporal input, a stream of data containing temporally-changing events data; accessing a database containing a multiplicity of sections of media files and associated metadata, each section mapped to at least one contextual theme defined with respect to identified beginning and end timings, each contextual theme itself mapped to a section and wherein said beginning and end timings take the form of one of: (i) a beginning and an end in the case of a sustained feature for the contextual theme, wherein the sustained features is one of a form function and a hit point over time; and (ii) a specific point in time for a hit point; resolving the temporal input into one of a plurality of relevant categorized contextual themes; correlating said categorized contextual themes with metadata associated with selected sections relevant to the one or more of the plurality of categorized contextual themes; and splicing or fading together selected sections from one or more selected digital media files of the database to reflect said events as the temporal input varies, thereby generating, as an output, a media product in which sections are aligned with the temporally-changing events. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein a media file is selected to accompany changing physical or local environmental events. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the method augments an overall sensory experience of a user in the real-world by dynamically changing, re-ordering or repeating and then playing selected sections of the media files within the context of said categorized themes associated with the changing nature of events presented as the temporal input to the processing system. ### Claim 15 A method of aligning sections of at least one digital media file containing temporally-varying events data, thereby to compose a media product, the method comprising: receiving, as temporal input, a stream of data containing temporally-changing events data; accessing a database containing a multiplicity of media file sections and associated metadata therefor, each media file section mapped to at least one contextual theme defined with respect to identified beginning and end timings and wherein said beginning and end timings take the form of one of: (i) a beginning and an end in the case of a sustained feature for the contextual theme, wherein the sustained features is one of a form function and a hit point over time; and (ii) a specific point in time for a hit point; selecting at least one relevant contextual theme from a plurality of contextual themes; correlating said at least one selected relevant contextual theme with metadata associated with selected sections relevant to the one or more of the plurality of categorized contextual themes; and splicing or fading together selected sections from one or more selected digital media files of the database to reflect said events as the temporal input varies, thereby generating, as an output, the media product in which sections are aligned with the temporally-changing events. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the media file or section thereof is selected to accompany changing physical or local environmental events. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the method augments an overall sensory experience of a user in the real-world by dynamically changing, re-ordering or repeating and then instantiating sections within the context of said categorized themes associated with the changing nature of events presented as the temporal input to the processing system.