Method and apparatus for creating audio media
AssigneeSony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorJ. Francis Russel
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Abstract
A method of creating a downloadable and printable reproduction of the graphical content that accompanies published digital audio recordings. Data from an archive containing digital graphical content corresponding to a digital audio recording is downloaded and converted by software into an accurate printable reproduction of the graphical content that accompanies commercially available digital audio recordings.
Claims29
A method for preparing graphical content associated with corresponding digital audio content, comprising:
- receiving said graphical content associated with said corresponding audio digital content from a digital database;
- and
- preparing said graphical content for packaging with said corresponding digital audio content by implementing at least one format conversion.
An apparatus for preparing graphical content associated with corresponding digital audio content comprising:
- means for receiving said digital graphical content;
- and
- means for preparing said digital graphical content by implementing at least one format conversion.
An apparatus for preparing graphical content associated with corresponding digital audio content comprising:
- a first module receiving said graphical content;
- and
- a second module preparing said graphical content for packaging with said corresponding digital audio content by implementing at least one format conversion.
An interactive data conversion system comprising:
- a digital database, said digital database including graphical content and corresponding digital audio content;
- a first server coupled to the digital database and hosting a website via which a user can access the digital database;
- a personal computer couplable to the first server via a public computer network, said personal computer including:
- a first module receiving said graphical content associated with said corresponding digital audio content;
- and
- a second module preparing the graphical digital content for packaging with the corresponding audio digital content by implementing at least one format conversion.
A method for transmitting media to a consumer over a public computer network comprising:
- transmitting a digital media file over the computer network to a user's personal computer in response to a user's request for the digital media file;
- and
- transmitting a graphics file associated with the digital media file to the user's personal computer over the computer network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.